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 Not long with Pelias young Acastus stay'd; He left his sire to lend the Grecians aid. Argus, whom Pallas with her gifts inspir'd, Follow'd his friend, with equal glory fir'd. Such the compeers of Jason highly fam'd; And all these demigods were Minyans nam'd. The most illustrious heroes of the host Their lineage from the seed of Minyas boast: For Minyas' daughter, Clymena the fair, Alcimeda, great Jason's mother, bare. When all was furnish'd by the busy band Which vessels destin'd for the main demand; The heroes from Iölcos bent their way To the fam'd port, the Pagasæan bay, And deep-environ'd with thick-gathering crowds, They shone like stars resplendent thro' the clouds. Then thus among the rout, with wondering look, Some swain survey'd the bright-arm'd chiefs and spoke: 'Say, what can Pelias, mighty Jove, intend, 'Far, far from Greece so great a force to send! 'Sure, should Æeta spurn the sons of Greece, 'And to their claims refuse the golden Fleece, 'That self-same day shall see his palace, crown'd 'With glittering turrets, levell'd to the ground. But