Echo And Narcissus Section 7

Question 1

Quae simul aspexit liquefacta rursus in unda

Answer 1

As soon as he saw this, in the water that had cleared again

Question 2

Non tulit ulteris sed ut intabescere flavae igne levi cerae matutinaeque pruinae sole tepente solent, sic attenautus amore liquitur et tecto paulatim carpitur igni

Answer 2

He could bear it no longer, but just as yellow wax usually melts with a gentle flame and as the morning frosts do likewise in the warm sun, so , weakened by love, he wasted away and he was gradually consumed by a hidden fire

Question 3

Et neque iam color est mixto candore rubori, nec vigor et vires quae modo visa placebant

Answer 3

And his rosy white complexion now had no glow, and he had no vigour and strength and those things which up until now he had found pleasing

Question 4

Nec corpus remanet, quondam quod amaverat Echo. Quae tamen ut vidit p, quamvis irata memorque

Answer 4

Nor did his body, which once echo had loved, remain. However, when she saw this, although angry and mindful

Question 5

Indoluit, quotiensque puer miserabilis’eheu’ dixerat haec resonis iterabat vocibis)eheu’

Answer 5

She felt sorry for him, and whenever the wretched boy said ‘alas’ she would repeat ‘alas!’ With her echoing voice