The Tragedies of Seneca / Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The comrades of thy earliest years,

Weep and lament thy fate.585

How often have we played with thee

In Acheloüs' shallow pools,

When now the swollen floods of spring

Had passed away, and gently now,

With graceful sweep, the river ran;

When mad Lycormas ceased to roll590

His headlong waters on.

How oft have we, a choral band,