The Homeric Hymns · c. 1624
Hymn XXI — To Apollo
Translated by George Chapman (c. 1624)
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O Phœbus! Even the swan from forth her wings,
Jumping her proyning-bank, thee sweetly sings,
By bright Peneus’ whirl-pit-making streams.
Thee, that thy lute mak’st sound so to thy beams,
Thee, first and last, the sweet-voic’d singer still
Sings, for thy song’s all-songs-transcending skill.
Thy pleasure, then, shall my song still supply,
And so salutes thee King of Poesy.
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Homer. The Homeric Hymns, Hymn XXI — To Apollo. Translated by George Chapman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/homeric-hymns-chapman/18/.
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Homer. The Homeric Hymns, Hymn XXI — To Apollo. Translated by George Chapman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/homeric-hymns-chapman/18/.