“Not for a hundred thousand,—nay,

Not if ten million thou wouldst pay,

With silver heaps the price to swell,—

Will I my cow, O Monarch, sell.

Unmeet for her is such a fate.

That I my friend should alienate.

As glory with the virtuous, she

For ever makes her home with me.

On her mine offerings which ascend

To Gods and spirits all depend: