"Nor Pelops' kingdom may I crave, nor gold;

Nor to outrun the winds upon a lea:

But in this cave I'll sing, with thee in hold,

Both looking on my sheep, and on the sea."

Menalcas.

"A tempest marreth trees; and drought, a spring:

Snares unto fowls, to beasts nets, are a smart;

Love spoils a man. O Jove, alone his sting

I have not felt; for thou a lover art!"

Thus sang these boys, by course, with voices strong;