And Nestor, fringed enough to tempt

Bird-nesters to his beard.

A Bacchus, leering on a bowl,

A Pallas that out-stared her owl,

A Vulcan—very lame;

A Dian stuck about with stars,

With my right hand I murdered Mars—

(One Williams did the same).

But tired of this dry work at last,

Crayon and chalk aside I cast,