15. On a Statue of the Boy Argynnus -

Has Hylas fled the fountain's naiad queen,
Or who is this by Ianthis' waters seen?
Well is it that Alcides shrine is nigh
And that he can these wanton waves espy.
Serve then thy spring, Argynnus, nor have care
Of amorous nymphs: the god himself beware.
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Martial
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