And give him half: and for thy vigour,
Bull-bearing Milo his addition yield
To sinewy Ajax.”
Milo’s prowess is the subject of a fine device by Gerard de Jode, in the “ΜΙΚΡΟΚΟΣΜΟΣ” (p. 61), first published in 1579, with Latin verses. Respecting Milo the French verses say,—
“La force de Milon a esté nompareille,
Et de ses grands efforts on raconte merueille:
S’il se tenoit debout, il ne se trouuoit pas
Homme aucun qui le peust faire bouger d’un pas.
A frapper il estoit si fort & si adestre
Que d’un seul coup de poing il tua de sa dextre