Thus did the nymphs in vain caress the boy

DMI number:

11345

Poem Aliases

Ovid. Metamorphoses. Book 3.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

Thus did the nymphs in vain caress the boy

Last Line:

A rising stalk with yellow blossoms crowned

Poem Genre / Form:

Imitation / translation / paraphrase, Extract / snippet from longer work, Narrative verse, and Couplet

Themes:

Love[Self-love] and Mythology[Narcissus]

Related People

Author:

Joseph Addison

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Chalmers (1810) IX: 557-558.

Translated from:

Ovid

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Related Poems

First Line:

Thus did the nymph in vain caress the boy

Last Line:

A rising stalk with yellow blossoms crowned

Relationship:

Variant Of

Comments:

Content/Publication

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [N41874] [vol.1] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

pp.84-87

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [T108889]

Page No(s):

pp.89-93

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [T128848, Vol 1]

Page No(s):

pp.102-106

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [T138611]

Page No(s):

pp.89-93

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [T169738, Vol.1]

Page No(s):

pp.102-106

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [T175634] [vol.1]

Page No(s):

pp.102-106

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [T99153] [Vol.1]

Page No(s):

pp.96-101

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison

Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in fifteen books, translated by the most eminent hands [T99262] [Vol. 1]

Page No(s):

pp.102-106

Poem Title:

The Story of Narcissus.

Attribution:

Translated by Mr. Addison

Attributed To:

Joseph Addison