Least of the blameless gods that dwell on high,

Assist thee, wert thou worthier than thou art.

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‘But know if Eros love thee, that thy hopes

Should rest on him; and I would bid thee go

Where in his mother’s house apart he mopes

Grieving for loss of thee in secret woe:

For should he take thee back, there is no power

In earth or heaven will hurt thee from that hour,

Nay, not if Zeus himself should prove thy foe.’