To stillness, tended in the sacred isle,

And hid herself awhile from all her peers.

But angry Arês faced the treacherous Morn,

Spurning the palace tower; nor looked behind,

Disdainful of himself and secret joys

That stript him to the laughter of the Gods.

Toward the East he made, and overhung

The broad Thermaic gulf; then, shunning well

The crags of Lemnos, by Mount Athôs stayed

A moment, mute; thence hurtled sheer away,