Apollo left the golden Muse br And shepherded a mortal's sheep, br Theocritus of Syracuse! br br To mock the giant swain that woo's br The sea-nymph in the sunny deep, br Apollo left the golden Muse. br br Afield he drove his lambs and ewes, br Where Milon and where Battus reap, br Theocritus of Syracuse! br br To watch thy tunny-fishers cruise br Below the dim Sicilian steep br Apollo left the golden Muse.