Twice Conquered

When pallas saw Maeonis' grace
And Hera in her golden shoes,
They cried aloud with downcast face,
‘Again the prize we lose.

Nay, nay, we will not strip again,
One shepherd's judgment is enow,
'Twere shame to know our beauty vain,
Our heads once more to bow.’
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Rufinus
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