TENTH OLYMPIC ODE.
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While the Pierian maids, Jove's tuneful race,
On thy fair deeds bestow illustrious grace! 116125
And I, the muses' faithful friend,
With ardent zeal my efforts bend
To hymn the mighty Locrians' name:
Shedding o'er their well-peopled town
The honey'd dews of fair renown,130
Archestratus' loved stripling I proclaim.
Victorious near th' Olympic shrine,
With strength of arm I saw him shine
In bloom of youth and beauty's flower,
Incipient manhood's golden hour,135
Which with the Cyprian queen of love
Disgraceful fate from Ganymedes drove. 125
