I. br br Or shall we run with Artemis br Or yield the breast to Aphrodite? br Both are mighty; br Both give bliss; br Each can torture if divided; br Each claims worship undivided, br In her wake would have us wallow. br br II. br br Youth must offer on bent knees br Homage unto one or other; br Earth, the mother, br This decrees; br And unto the pallid Scyther br Either points us shun we either br Shun or too devoutly follow.