GAY GODS
and
MERRY MORTALS
GAY GODS AND
MERRY MORTALS
SOME EXCURSIONS IN VERSE
BY ROBERT J. SHORES
BROADWAY PUBLISHING CO.
NEW YORK
1910
COPYRIGHT, 1910,
BY
ROBERT J. SHORES
TITLES AND PAGES
| Proem | 7 |
| Actæon | 8 |
| Adonis | 10 |
| Proserpina | 13 |
| Anaxarete | 16 |
| Penelope | 18 |
| Sappho | 20 |
| Syrinx | 22 |
| Tithonus | 24 |
| Ariadne | 27 |
| Io | 29 |
| Dido | 32 |
| Daphne | 37 |
SOME ancient tales of Pagan days
The author of this book relates
Explaining how in divers ways
The gods displayed their human traits;
And how they oft in other years
Set human beings by the ears.
Belike these rhymes recall to you
The jingles of the poet Saxe;
The poet here is Saxon, too,
And so must needs relate his facts
In such a way that they are clear
And suited to the Saxon ear.
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