Her cries, however, attract the swains, who arrive with Hylas at their head.

Daphnis, overcome with shame at the exposure of his villany, is glad to find a friend in the despised Dorinda, while Nerina rewards her faithful Hylas in accordance with her father's promise.

Art thou the dainty darling of the King? Art thou the Hylas to our Hercules?

Part of its unanalysable charm may be due to the bold thought of combining the beauty of a Greek Hylas with the Christian sentiment of martyrdom.