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While I prefer the earlier idylls for their poetry, these later ones offer an interesting slice of life viewpoint. "The Women at the Adonis Festival" is humorous and everyday.

The Loves have sneezed,For he loves maid Myrto as goats the spring: but where he loves a lass
His dear’st Aratus sighs for a lad.

Idyll VII, The Harvest-Home

--That's a different interpretation of gods' blessings, not warding off the plague, luck.

Theocritus is humorous, poor desperate, unrequited love.
Idyll III. Serenade:
O Nymph of the pretty glance, but all stone; O Nymph of the dark dark eyebrow, come clasp thy goatherd that is so fain to be kissing thee. E’en in an empty kiss there’s sweet delight. You’ll make me tear in pieces the ivy-wreath I have for you, dear Amaryllis; of rosebuds twined it is, and of fragrant parsley leaves . . .

"...put on the sable robe and fall to beating thy breast...

" 'Tis ill letting the dog taste pudding."