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572Exigit alma Ceres, nata secura recepta,
573quae tibi causa fugae, cur sis, Arethusa, sacer fons.
574Conticuere undae: quarum dea sustulit alto
575fonte caput viridesque manu siccata capillos
576fluminis Elei veteres narravit amores.
577“Pars ego nympharum quae sunt in Achaide” dixit,
578“una fui, nec me studiosius altera saltus
579legit nec posuit studiosius altera casses.
580Sed quamvis formae numquam mihi fama petita est,
581quamvis fortis eram, formosae nomen habebam.
582Nec mea me facies nimium laudata iuvabat,
583quaque aliae gaudere solent, ego rustica dote
584corporis erubui, crimenque placere putavi.
585Lassa revertebar (memini) Stymphalide silva:
586aestus erat, magnumque labor geminaverat aestum.