Cyn. I did, and he indorsed them—so we laid
The case before my mistress Artemis;
No need to tell the arguments we used,
Suffice it that they brought about our end.
And Artemis, her icy steadfastness
Thawed by the ardor of Cynisca’s prayers,
Replied, “Go, girl, and wed Pygmalion;
“But mark my words, whichever one of you,
“Or he or she, shall falsify the vow
“Of perfect conjugal fidelity—