She has also had
poultry boiled for you, sweetmeats makes, and has prepared you some
delicious wine.
poultry boiled for you, sweetmeats makes, and has prepared you some
delicious wine.
Aristophanes
No.
You are the exact image of the god of Melite,[441] dressed
up as a rascal. Come, I will take the baggage.
FEMALE ATTENDANT OF PERSEPHONE. Ah! is it you then, beloved Heracles?
Come in. As soon as ever the goddess, my mistress Persephone, knew of
your arrival, she quickly had the bread into the oven and clapped two or
three pots of bruised peas upon the fire; she has had a whole bullock
roasted and both cakes and rolled backed. Come in quick!
XANTHIAS. No, thank you.
ATTENDANT. Oh! by Apollo! I shall not let you off.
She has also had
poultry boiled for you, sweetmeats makes, and has prepared you some
delicious wine. Come then, enter with me.
XANTHIAS. I am much obliged.
ATTENDANT. Are you mad? I will not let you go. There is likewise and
enchanted flute-girl specially for you, and two or three dancing wenches.
XANTHIAS. What do you say? Dancing wenches?
ATTENDANT. In the prime of their life and all freshly depilated. Come,
enter, for the cook was going to take the fish off the fire and the table
was being spread.
XANTHIAS. Very well then!
up as a rascal. Come, I will take the baggage.
FEMALE ATTENDANT OF PERSEPHONE. Ah! is it you then, beloved Heracles?
Come in. As soon as ever the goddess, my mistress Persephone, knew of
your arrival, she quickly had the bread into the oven and clapped two or
three pots of bruised peas upon the fire; she has had a whole bullock
roasted and both cakes and rolled backed. Come in quick!
XANTHIAS. No, thank you.
ATTENDANT. Oh! by Apollo! I shall not let you off.
She has also had
poultry boiled for you, sweetmeats makes, and has prepared you some
delicious wine. Come then, enter with me.
XANTHIAS. I am much obliged.
ATTENDANT. Are you mad? I will not let you go. There is likewise and
enchanted flute-girl specially for you, and two or three dancing wenches.
XANTHIAS. What do you say? Dancing wenches?
ATTENDANT. In the prime of their life and all freshly depilated. Come,
enter, for the cook was going to take the fish off the fire and the table
was being spread.
XANTHIAS. Very well then!
