The youth sore wounded by the Delian god

Attempts t' extract the crime-avenging rod,

But, whilst he strives the will of fate t' avert,

Divine Apollo sends a second dart;

Swift thro' his throat the feather'd mischief flies,

Bereft of sense, he drops his head, and dies.

Young Ilioneus, the last, directs his pray'r,

And cries, "My life, ye gods celestial! spare."