But, Thyrsis, thou canst sing of Daphnis' woes;

High is thy name for woodland minstrelsy:

Then rest we in the shadow of the elm

Fronting Priapus and the Fountain-nymphs.

There, where the oaks are and the Shepherd's seat,

Sing as thou sang'st erewhile, when matched with him

Of Libya, Chromis; and I'll give thee, first,

To milk, ay thrice, a goat—she suckles twins,

Yet ne'ertheless can fill two milkpails full;—

Next, a deep drinking-cup, with sweet wax scoured,