s
Et Claros et Tenedos, patareaque regia servit,
Jupiter est genitor"------

"Delphos, Claros, and Tenedos serve me,
And Jupiter is known my sire to be."

[5169]The poorest swains will do as much, [5170]_Mille pecus nivei sunt et
mihi vallibus agni_; "I have a thousand sheep, good store of cattle, and
they are all at her command,"

[5171] ------"Tibi nos, tibi nostra supellex,
Ruraque servierint"------

"house, land, goods, are at her service," as he is himself. Dinomachus, a
senator's son in [5172]Lucian, in love with a wench inferior to him in
birth and fortunes, the sooner to accomplish his desire, wept unto her, and
swore he loved her with all his heart, and her alone, and that as soon as
ever his father died (a very rich man and almost decrepit) he would make
her his wife. The maid by chance made her mother acquainted with the
business, who being an old fox, well experienced in such matters, told her
daughter, now ready to yield to his desire, that he meant nothing less, for
dost thou think he will ever care for thee, being a poor wench, [5173]that
may have his choice of all the beauties in the city, one noble by birth,
with so many talents, as young, better qualified, and fairer than thyself?
daughter believe him not: the maid was abashed, and so the matter broke
off. When Jupiter wooed Juno first (Lilius Giraldus relates it out of an
old comment on Theocritus) the better to effect his suit, he turned himself
into a cuckoo, and spying her one day walking alone, separated from the
other goddesses, caused a tempest suddenly to arise, for fear of which she
fled to shelter; Jupiter to avoid the storm likewise flew into her lap, _in
virginis Junonis gremium devolavit_, whom Juno for pity covered in her
[5174]apron. But he turned himself forthwith into his own shape, began to
embrace and offer violence unto her, _sed illa matris metu abnuebat_, but
she by no means would yield, _donec pollicitus connubium obtinuit_, till he
vowed and swore to marry her, and then she gave consent. This fact was done
at Thornax hill, which ever after was called Cuckoo hill, and in perpetual
remembrance there was a temple erected to Telia Juno in the same place. So
powerful are fair promises, vows, oaths and protestations. It is an
ordinary thing too in this case to belie their age, which widows usually
do, that mean to marry again, and bachelors too sometimes,

[5175] "Cujus octavum trepidavit a