Out-smoothing galingale and watermint

Its mat-floor? while at brim, 'twixt sedge and sedge,

What bubblings past Baccheion, broadened much,

Pricked by the reed and fretted by the fly,

Oared by the boatman-spider's pair of arms!

Lenaia was a gladsome month ago—

Euripides had taught "Andromedé"

Next month, would teach "Kresphontes"—which same month

Some one from Phokis, who companioned me

Since all that happened on those temple-steps,