With sounding pinions o'er the deep,

And in his mighty talons bear

Huge serpents struggling through the air.

Thy arms, O hero, match in might

The ample wings he spreads for flight;

And thou with him mayest well compare

In power to do, in heart to dare.

Why, rich in wisdom, power, and skill,

O hero, art thou lingering still?

An Apsaras[782] the fairest found