That Hercules rejoic’d, so did his horse.
Apollo’s nine companions[149] there with him,
Enhanced the grandeur of the mournful hymn:
Fair Terpsichore look’d sad, but sang most sweet,
And timed most gracefully the poet’s feet:
Euterpe, too, th’ inventor of the flute,
Was only rivall’d by fair Clio’s lute:
And Calliope’s sweet enchanting voice,
Made heart and soul and flesh rejoice:
The songs of Polyhymnia were so dealt,