Ye Gods And Little Fishes; a Travesty On the Argonautic Expedition in Quest of the Golden Fleece
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Which hissing thro* the air caused all to start. Save Clytius, who with his well-strung bow, And on the wing, soon laid the huge bird low. Then rose Amphidamas, and from his place. Declared the way, this danger new, to face: ** The isle of Ares, I have heard,'* he said, "Is guarded well by these huge birds, so dread. When Hercules with arrows could not drive The birds Stymphalid, then did he contrive Another plan, which drove the birds away ; And this the plan we must adopt to-day. " That plan ...is now to raise a mighty din. By clashing sword and buckler ; this will win. When Hercules his brazen armor shook ^Ui w With dreadful din, the frightened birds forsook li t\ The mere Stymphalid, filled with wild alarms; We *1I find mere noise annoys them more than arms/^ The heroes then their armor did put on ; Their brazen helmets also did they don. One-half the crew then roofed the vessel in With shields and bucklers ; then they made a din By clashing shield and buckler, sword and spear, The others rowed the ship with lessened fear, Protected by the metal roof overhead ; And swiftly toward the shore the Argo sped.
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