The Poet praiſes Hiero for his juſtice, his wifdom, and his skill in muſick. He likewiſe celebrates the horſe that won the race, and the place where the Olympick Games were performed. From the place (namely Peloponneſus) he takes an occaſion of digreſſing to the known fable of Tantalus and Pelops; whence, returning to Hiero, he ſets forth the felicity of the Olympian Victors. Then be concludes by praying to the gods, to preſerve the glory and dignity of Hiero, admoniſhing him to moderation of mind, in his high ſtation, and, laſtly, glories in his own excellency in compoſitions of this kind.

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