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