ARCADrIA, 307 



''^ eyes toward her, pronounced her name and 

 ** mine, and expired. The grief with which my 

 '* wife was ovetvvhelmed, carried her in a few 

 " days to the grave. The moft tender union 

 *' reigned amongft. my children, and equalled 

 " their afifedion for their mother. They, however, 

 " all died, through forrow for her lofs, and for 

 " that of each other. How much anxiety has it 



" coft me to preferve this poor girl!" Thus 



fpake Tirteus, and, in fpite of his efforts, the tears 

 ruflied to his eyes. Cyanea threw herfelf on the 

 bofom of her father, and mixing her tears with 

 his, (he preffed him in her arms, unable to utter a 

 fyllable. Tirteus faid to her : *' Cyanea^ my dear 

 ** daughter, my fole confolation, ceafe to afflid: 

 " thyfelf. We (hall one day fee them again ♦ 

 " they are with the Gods." Thus he fpoke, and 

 ferenity once more appeared on his countenance, 

 and on that of his daughter. With the greateft 

 compofure, iTie poured out fome wine into each of 

 the cups ; then, taking a fpindle and a diftaff, 

 furnilhed with wool, (lie featcd herfelf by her fa- 

 ther, and began to fpin, looking at him, and fup- 

 porting herfelf on his knees. 



The travellers, in the mean time, were m-elted 

 into tears. At length, the younger of the two, 

 refuming the converfation, faid to Tirteus: '* Had 

 " v/e been received into the palace, and at the 



X 2 " table 



