Poemata Minora, Volume II/To Pan
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FAVNVS, OR ΠΑΝ
PAN. HABEBAT>
CORNVA. BARBAM>
ET. ERAT.
SIMILIS. CAPRO
IN. CORPORIS.
PARTIBVS.
PAN. DEVS. RVSTICVS.
TO PAN.
Seated in a woodland glen
By a shallow reedy stream
Once I fell a-musing, when
I was lull'd into a dream.
From the brook a shape arose
Half a man and half a goat,
Hoofs it had instead of toes
And a beard adorn'd its throat.
On a set of rustic reeds
Sweetly play'd this hybrid man
Naught car'd I for earthly needs,
For I knew that this was Pan.
Nymphs & Satyrs gather'd round
To enjoy the lively sound.
All too soon I woke in pain
And return'd to haunts of men
But in rural vales I'd fain
Live and hear Pan's pipes again.