And now the Achaian judges bear it,—they

Who guard the laws received from Jupiter.

Bryant.

[105]. Iliad iv. 105–111.

He uncovered straight

His polished bow made of the elastic horns

Of a wild goat, which, from his lurking-place,

As once it left its cavern lair, he smote,

And pierced its breast, and stretched it on the rock.

Full sixteen palms in length the horns had grown