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Thither graceful of gait pacing my goddess white-hued
Came and with gleaming foot on the worn sole of the threshold
Stood she and prest its slab creaking her sandals the while;
E'en so with love enflamed in olden days to her helpmate,
Laodamía the home Protesiléan besought,
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Sought, but in vain, for ne'er wi' sacrificial bloodshed
Victims appeasèd the Lords ruling Celestial seats:
Never may I so joy in aught (Rhamnusian Virgin!)