By degrees, as the sight became accustomed to so much brilliancy, the rarest beauties appeared to the view, as in the evening sky the stars appear one by one to him who closes his eyes and then opens them again.
The theater represented a grove of trees; a few fauns lifting up their cloven feet were jumping about; a dryad made her appearance on the scene, and was immediately pursued by them; others gathered round her for her defense, and they quarrelled as they danced.

Suddenly, for the purpose of restoring peace and order, Spring, accompanied by his whole court, made his appearance.

The Elements, subaltern powers of mythology, together with their attributes, hastened to follow their gracious sovereign.

The Seasons, allies of Spring, followed him closely, to form a quadrille, which, after many words of more or less flattering import, was the commencement of the dance.

The music, hautboys, flutes, and viols, was delightfully descriptive of rural delights.