THE THESMOPHORIAZUSAE, 949-971

And Pauson® will join in our worship to-day,
And Pauson will join in the fasting,

And, keen for the fast, to the Twain he will pray
For the rite io be made everlasting, I ween,
For the rite to be made everlasting.

Now advance

In the whirling, twirling dance,
With hand linked in hand, as we deftly trip along,
Keeping time to the cadence

of the swiftly-flowing song ;
And be sure as we go
That we dart careful glances,

up and down, and to and fro.

Now 'tis ours6

To entwine our choicest flowers,
Flowers of song and adoration

to the great Olympian Powers.

Nor expect

That the garland will be flecked
With abuse of mortal men;

such n thought is incorrect.

For with prayer
And with sacred loving care,
A new and holy measure we will heodfully prepare.

To the high and holy Minstrel"
Let the dancers onward go,
And to Artemis, the maiden
Of the quiver and the bow ;

graceful movement of the prettily circling dance, in prepara-
tion for the business of the odes.*7
c Kulyrus.? Apollo.

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