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| The first, when fine, so pleasant for my daughters,— |
| Thetis. | (aside) While you yourself can fish in troubled waters. |
| Proserpine. | Well!—that's all comfortably settled so, By private Treaty at San Stefano:— Upon one trifling point we thought 'twere nice To ask the Goddesses their joint advice,— You, Juno, doubtless, recollect the Strait Jove swam, with fair Europa,—'tis the gate 'Twixt the Propontis and the Euxine Sea,— |
| Juno. | Yes;—of that gate 'twas settled that the key By Isis should be kept. |
| Proserpine. | Exactly,—well— Isis is tired of answering the bell, And so has given me a duplicate With which I, too, can ope for all the gate; Still, knowing folks were jealous, we agreed 'Twere best a Congress ratified the deed. To this there can be no objection strong; Nor is it aught that need detain us long. |
| Minerva. | Who wants to speak? |
| Thetis. | I. |
| Venus. | I. |
| Juno. | And I. |
| Hebe. | And I. |
| Minerva. | Ye shriek like blackbirds in the opened pie. |
