Echo (mythology) of unrequited love. The vehicle of this justice is a pool of water in which Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection, which he at first mistakes for a woman. Deranged by lust, Dané searches for Narcissus, naked but for a cloak, and finds him at the point of death. Devastated, Dané repents ever calling to Amor. Dané expresses her love for the last time, pulls close to her beloved and dies in his arms. The poet warns men and women alike not to disdain suitors lest they suffer a similar fate. While Ovid’s story is still recognisable, many
A Pleasant New Song Betwixt a Sailor and his Love The first eight stanzas are told from the perspective of the sailor, who has just returned home after a long sea voyage. At first, the sailor is worried that his love is angry at him for being away for so long, and that she has vowed not to speak to him when he returns. If that's the case, he promises to leave, but asks her first to kiss him and welcome him home. He goes on to promise that his heart remained fixed on her throughout his journey, that he was always true to her, and that no other woman