Robert Henryson: Orpheus and Eurydice with Robert Henryson: The Want of Wise Men (Page 8 of 20)
(p.156) Quhilk had the entree of the brig to kepe.
Alecto / megera / and Thesiphonee
Turnand a quhele was vgly for to see
And on it spred a man hecht ixione
Rowit about ryt wonder wo begone.
Than Orpheus playit a ioly spryng
The thre sistirs full fast thay fell on slepe
The vgly quhele sessit of hir quhirlyng
Thus left was none the entree for to kepe.
Than ixion out of the quhele can crepe
And stall away. than Orpheus anone
With out stoping atour the brig is gone
Syne come he till a wonder grisely flude
Droubly and depe that rathly doune can ryn
Quhare Tantalus nakit full thristy stude
And yit the water yede abone his chyn
T[h]ouch[t] he gapit thare wald na drop cum in
Quhen he dulkit the water wald descende
Thus gat he noucht his t[h]rist to slake no[r] mend
Before his face ane apill hang also
Fast at his mouth apon a tolter threde
Quhen he gapit it rokkit to and fro
And fled / as it refusit hym to fede
Than Orpheus had reuth of his grete nede
Tuke out his harp / and fast on it can clink
The water stude / and Tantalus gat drink
Syne our a mure wyth thornis thik & scharp
Weping allone a wilsum way he went
And had noucht bene throu suffrage of his harp
