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Thereafter through all Hellas famed in story

Were Iamus’ sons, and prospered. High emprise

They honour; so they tread the path of glory.

The achievement proves the man: but envious eyes

Of slanderers follow still him on whose head

The Grace rains beauty, who before all other

His chariot round the twelvefold course hath sped.

Agesias, if the forbears of thy mother,

Who ’neath Kyllene had their old homestead,