She went to tend her flock; while Daphnis ran
Back to his herded bulls, a happy man.
IDYLL XXVIII.
The Distaff.
Distaff, blithely whirling distaff, azure-eyed Athena's gift
To the sex the aim and object of whose lives is household thrift,
Seek with me the gorgeous city raised by Neilus, where a plain