THEDROPSOFNECTAR。
WHENMinerva，togivepleasureToPrometheus，herwell-lovedone，BroughtabrimmingbowlofnectarFromthegloriousrealmsofheavenAsablessingforhiscreatures，AndtopourintotheirbosomsImpulsesforartsennobling，Shewithrapidfootstephasten’d，FearingJupitermightseeher，Andthegoldengoblettrembled，AndtherefellafewdropsfromitOntheverdantplainbeneathher。
ThenthebusybeesflewthitherStraightway，eagerlytodrinkthem，AndthebutterflycamequicklyThathe，too，mightfindadropthere。
EventhemisshapenspiderThithercrawl’dandsuck’dwithvigour。
Toahappyendtheytasted，They，andothergentleinsects！