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74 Psaltery, reed, marimba, or cithern; Rude sires of more harmonious instruments, String' d with a root, a snake-skin strain'd athwart— One sang me a small song about the dance.

The dance! the dance! Maidens advance Your undulating charm! A line deploys Of gentle boys, Waving the light arm, Bronze alive and warm; Reedflute and drum Sound as they come, Under your eyelight warm!

Many a boy, A dancing joy, Many a mellow maid, With fireflies in the shade, Mingle and glide, Appear and hide,