and his eyes were never dry of tears, and his sweet life was ebbing away, as he longed mournfully for his return, for the nymph was no longer pleasing in his sight.
οὐ δέ ποτ' ὄσσε δακρυόφιν τέρσοντο , κατείβετο δὲ γλυκὺς αἰὼν νόστον ὀδυρομένῳ , ἐπεὶ οὐκέτι ἥνδανε νύμφη . [0]
οὐ δέ ποτέ ὄσσε δάκρυον τέρσομαι , κατείβω δέ γλυκύς αἰών νόστος ὀδύρομαι , ἐπεί οὐκέτι ἁνδάνω νύμφη .