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which covers the top of Mount Lyceum, they 

 heard the barking of a dog ; foon after, they de- 

 fcried the young man's fliock running toward 

 them, followed by his mailer, who carried the 

 white goat on his fhoulders. Tirteus faid to him: 

 *' My fon, though this goat is dearer to me than 

 " any other of the whole flock, I would rather 

 " have loft her, than that you lliould have endured 

 " fo much fatigue in recovering her ; but, if you 

 " pleafe, you fliall this night repofe in my cot- 

 " tage j and to morrow, if you are refolved to 

 " continue your journey, I will condud you to 

 *• Tegeum, where you may be informed of the 

 *'^ road to Argos. Notwithftanding, Sirs, if I may 

 *' be permitted to advife, you will not depart from 

 " hence to-morrow. It is the feaft of Jupiter, on 

 *' Mount Lyceum, and people affemble here, in 

 " multitudes, from all Arcadia, and from a great 

 " part of Greece. If 3'ou are fo good as to accompany 

 " me thither, when I prefent myfelf at the altar of 

 " jfitpitery I fliall be rendered more acceptable, by 

 " adoring him in company with my guefts." The 

 young ftranger replied : *' Oh, good Ihepherd : 

 " we accept, with cheerfulnefs, your hofpitality for 

 " this night, but to-morrow, with the dawn, we 

 '* mull purfue our journey toward Argos. We 

 ** have, for a long time, been contending with the 

 " waves, in order to reach that city, celebrated 

 *' over the whole Earth, for it's temples, for it's 



*' palaces, 



