Hollowed for barley, which drew near and near
"His nose—in proof that, of the hornèd band,
The farmer best affected him? Beside,
Steer, since his calfhood, got to understand
"Farmers a many in the world so wide
Were ready with a handful just as choice
Or choicer—maize and cummin, treats untried.
"Shall I wed wife, and all my days rejoice
I gained the peacock? 'Las me, round I look,
And lo—'With me thou wouldst have blamed no voice