And with these I acclaim, as in holy paean, + 

Thy sacred precinct by heroes Achaean + 

Reared, Protesilaus, in Phylake. + 

But to tell over every victory + 

Which Hermes the Lord of the Games hath given + 

To the steeds that in many a race have striven + 

To win for Herodotus triumph’s bay, + 

The narrowing limits of this my lay + 

Take from me. Yea, and often the keeping + 

Of silence bringeth a richer reaping + 

Of joy, seeing Envy is balked of her prey. + 