The Idyllia, Epigrams, and Fragments, of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus with the Elegies of Tyrtaeus, Translated from the Greek into English Verse. To which are Added, Dissertations and Notes. By the Rev. Richard Polwhele |
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The Idyllia, Epigrams, and Fragments, of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus | ||
EPIGRAM.
CUPID turn'd PLOUGHMAN.
ONCE Cupid, assuming a rustical Slouch,With a Goad in his Hand, at his Shoulder a Pouch,
(His Torch and his Bow were awhile thrown aside)
Yok'd his Bulls to the Plough, and thus waggishly cried:
‘Now, Jove, swell the Grain! Or, I'll make thee—no Joke—
‘Gentle Bull of Europa, submit to the Yoke!
The Idyllia, Epigrams, and Fragments, of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus | ||