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5.74 Zeus! and who asked thee, foul knave, note whether the flock was mine or Sibyrtas’? Lord, what a babbler is here!
And well they may, for t’other day they had two goats for me.
A fine fat ram a-batt’ning; for Apollo’s feast draws nigh.
And the damsel sees and the damsel says ‘Poor lad, dost milk alone?’
And fouls his dear not a youth but a boy mid flowers that blow so plenty.
Fling apples, and her pretty lips call pouting to be kissed.
So brown and bright the tresses light that toss that shoulder above.
Nor wild dog-róse with her that blows beside the trim orchard’s wall.
The acorn savours flat and stale, the pear’s like honeycomb.
I’ll go this day and fetch her away for the maiden I love best.
I’ll give yon black ewe’s pretty coat my darling’s cloak to make.
Your pasture’s where the tamarisk grows and the slope hill drops to the glen.
Graze up the hill as Piebad will, and let the oak-leaves be.
The work of great Praxiteles, note both for that lass of mine.
Shall go a gift to my dearest and hunt him all manner of game.
These be none of your common vines; have done your ravaging.
‘Tis even so you vex, I trow, the reapers at their toiling. note
Come creeping to their vintaging mid goodman Micon’s vines.
Guttle Philondas’ choicest figs, and off as quick as you please.
Grinning jerked your tail finely at me, and clung to that oak-tree?
fastened you up here and cleaned you out – that anyway I know all about.
Go pluck him squills from an oldwife’s grave to cool his heated brain.
Be off to Haleis bank, Morson, and dig him some cyclamen.
Mid apple-bearing beds or reed may it run red with wine.
May the wench that goes for water draw honeycombs for my cup.
Tread mastich green and lie between the arbutes waving over.
Browze rock-roses in plenty and sweet as eglantine.
But alack! she forgot to kiss by the pot, note and since, poor wench, she’s missed me.
COMATAS
LACON
(The Singing Match)
COMATAS
And well they may, for t’other day they had two goats for me.
LACON
A fine fat ram a-batt’ning; for Apollo’s feast draws nigh.
COMATAS
And the damsel sees and the damsel says ‘Poor lad, dost milk alone?’
LACON
And fouls his dear not a youth but a boy mid flowers that blow so plenty.
COMATAS
Fling apples, and her pretty lips call pouting to be kissed.
LACON
So brown and bright the tresses light that toss that shoulder above.
COMATAS
Nor wild dog-róse with her that blows beside the trim orchard’s wall.
LACON
The acorn savours flat and stale, the pear’s like honeycomb.
COMATAS
I’ll go this day and fetch her away for the maiden I love best.
LACON
I’ll give yon black ewe’s pretty coat my darling’s cloak to make.
COMATAS
Your pasture’s where the tamarisk grows and the slope hill drops to the glen.
LACON
Graze up the hill as Piebad will, and let the oak-leaves be.
COMATAS
The work of great Praxiteles, note both for that lass of mine.
LACON
Shall go a gift to my dearest and hunt him all manner of game.
COMATAS
These be none of your common vines; have done your ravaging.
LACON
‘Tis even so you vex, I trow, the reapers at their toiling. note
COMATAS
Come creeping to their vintaging mid goodman Micon’s vines.
LACON
Guttle Philondas’ choicest figs, and off as quick as you please.
COMATAS
Grinning jerked your tail finely at me, and clung to that oak-tree?
LACON
fastened you up here and cleaned you out – that anyway I know all about.
COMATAS
Go pluck him squills from an oldwife’s grave to cool his heated brain.
LACON
Be off to Haleis bank, Morson, and dig him some cyclamen.
COMATAS
Mid apple-bearing beds or reed may it run red with wine.
LACON
May the wench that goes for water draw honeycombs for my cup.
COMATAS
Tread mastich green and lie between the arbutes waving over.
LACON
Browze rock-roses in plenty and sweet as eglantine.
COMATAS
But alack! she forgot to kiss by the pot, note and since, poor wench, she’s missed me.
LACON
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