Bristling on end, like furious boar,

Or some sea-urchins wash’d on shore;

Whilst Veia, by remorse unstay’d,

Groans at her toil, as she with spade

That flags not digs a pit, wherein

The boy imbedded to his chin,

With nothing seen save head and throat,

Like those who in the water float,

Shall dainties see before him set,

A maddening appetite to whet,