He was described now as the "Amphabulous Philomel, or the Mongrel-Minstrel"; but it gave him no joy.
"Moonshine & Clover"
Laurence Housman
Alone, deserted, vexed, Electra sails, Storm-tossed with rugged gales, Lamenting evermore Like piteous Philomel, and pining sore For her lost father;-might she but bring down That two-fold Fury, caring not for death, But ready to resign her breath, What maid so worthy of a sire's renown?
"The Seven Plays in English Verse"
Sophocles
What a pity that a hoarse old jackdaw should have power to crow down such a Philomel!
"The Room in the Dragon Volant"
J. Sheridan LeFanu