Where my sweet maiden wanders: but parched and withered seem,

When she departeth, lawn and shepherd too."

DAPHNIS.

"Fat are the sheep, the goats bear twins, the hives are thronged with

bees,

Rises the oak beyond his natural growth,

Where falls my darling's footstep: but hungriness shall seize,

When she departeth, herd and herdsman both."

MENALCAS.

"Come, ram, with thy blunt-muzzled kids and sleek wives at thy side,