Vocabulary and Allusions: "Ode on a Grecian Ode" Stanza I Line 3, sylvan: pertaining to or living in the woods; hence, a sylvan historian records scenes in the woods. Line 8, Tempe: a beautiful valley in Greece, it was sacred to Apollo, the god of poetry and music.             Arcady: the literary word for Arcadia, in the central Peloponnesus. Zeus was born there, in one account. The word connotes a place of rural peace and simplicity because of the ancient reputation of its inhaitants as innocent and peaceful. Line 10, timbrels: ancient tambourines Stanza II Line 3, sensual ear: ear of the senses, i.e., they hear. Stanza V Line 1, Attic: Grecian. Attica is in the central part of Greece where Athens was located.             brede: embroidery. Line 2, overwrought: covered with. Line 5, cold pastoral: pastoral story in marble.             pastoral: (1)pertaining to shepherds; hence it connotes simple, peaceful country life and the qualities associated with such a life, e.g., naturalness and innocence. (2) a kind of poem which praises the virtues of country living (simplicity, innocence, etc.).