LYCINUS
and began to read. The verses were these, if I remember right:
O what a maiden in the halls
Of Aristaenetus
Her gentle nurture had, our queen
Cleanthis glorious!
Superior to other maids
As many as there be,
Than Aphrodite prettier
And Helen eke is she.
To you, O groom, a greeting too,
Most handsome of your mates
And handsomer than those of old
Of whom Homer relates.
We unto you the song you hear
Will sing repeatedly
To celebrate your wedding-day:
It’s made for both you see!
1
and began to read. The verses were these, if I remember right:
O what a maiden in the halls
Of Aristaenetus
Her gentle nurture had, our queen
Cleanthis glorious!
Superior to other maids
As many as there be,
Than Aphrodite prettier
And Helen eke is she.
To you, O groom, a greeting too,
Most handsome of your mates
And handsomer than those of old
Of whom Homer relates.
We unto you the song you hear
Will sing repeatedly
To celebrate your wedding-day:
It’s made for both you see!
1
Symposium. Lucian of Samosata. Austin Morris Harmon (Translator). United States. Perseus 5.0.
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