Precipitately, therefore, she raised the lid to have one little peep before he came in. […] Empires have sunk since thou wert first revered, And varying rites have sanctified thy shrine. […] Have ye seen his face? […] Neptune is said to have loved the goddess Ceres, and to have followed her during her prolonged search for her daughter, Proserpina. […] Hercules would have succeeded in this undertaking.