Nature

Fragment: From the Greek of Alcman

by Thomas Campbell 1777–1844

Translated by Thomas Campbell · From Translations, chiefly from the Greek

Nature

The mountain summits sleep: glens, cliffs, and caves
Are silent — all the black earth’s reptile brood,
The bees, the wild beasts of the mountain wood:
In depths beneath the dark red ocean’s waves
Its monsters rest, whilst, wrapt in bower and spray.
Each bird is hushed that stretched its pinions to the day.

MLA

Campbell, Thomas. “Fragment: From the Greek of Alcman.” Translated by Thomas Campbell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/campbell/123/.

Chicago

Campbell, Thomas. “Fragment: From the Greek of Alcman.” Translated by Thomas Campbell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/campbell/123/.

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