If any one a wandering Cupid see,
The little fugitive belongs to me.
And if he tell what path the rogue pursues,
My kisses shall reward him for the news:
But if he bring me back the boy I miss,
I'll give him something sweeter than a kiss.

'The Stray Cupid', tr. R. Polwhele, lines 3–8; spoken by Venus. - The Idylliums of Moschus - Idyllium I