Now with his feet, a wanderer, tread

The forest wilds around him spread?

How shall my son, to please whose taste,

The deftest cooks, with earrings graced,

With rivalry and jealous care

The dainty meal and cates prepare—

How shall he now his life sustain

With acid fruit and woodland grain?

He spends his time unvext by cares,

And robes of precious texture wears: