When she appeared before Paris on Mount Ida, she offered him a city. […] Ceres had splendid temples, and she was worshipped by husbandmen in the fields, before they began to reap. […] The siege was begun, and a long conflict of ten years was carried on before Troy was taken by the Greeks. […] How long was the voyage of Eneas before he reached Italy? […] Men must think much before they can do any thing.