Touching their victories at Olympia won, + 

Meseems, the tale already hath been told; + 

And of the great deeds that shall yet be done, + 

Their tale hereafter shall my song unfold + 

Clearly. I hope now: with God lies the issue; + 

But, if this House’s fortune speed, I trow, + 

Zeus and the War-god’s hands shall weave the tissue + 

Of that bright future. ’Neath Parnassus’ brow + 

Six triumphs won they: all at Argos gained + 

And Thebes, and where by that Lykaian height + 

The altar royal unto Zeus ordained + 

Shall witness in Arcadia’s people’s sight, + 