The pine-clad Pelion; nor did he emulate

Th’ immortal toils of Hercules; but found

A new way for himself to th’ highest heaven,

By virtue, temperance, and modesty.

And Zenodotus, the Stoic, a disciple of Diogenes, wrote another:—

You made contentment the chief rule of life,

Despising haughty wealth, O God-like Zeno.

With solemn look, and hoary brow serene,

You taught a manly doctrine; and didst found