ɐmˌʌŋst ðoʊz hˌuː pɹˈeɪzd ðɪs wˈɜːk wʌz ɡæɹˈiːnoʊ dˈɑː vəɹˈoʊnə, hˌuː kˈɔːld bˌɛkɐdˈɛli ɐ poʊˈɛɾɪk sˈaɪən ʌvðə sɪsˈɪliən ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ʌv æntˈɪkwᵻɾi, θiːəkɹˈɪɾəs.
Amongst those who praised this work was Guarino da Verona, who called Beccadelli a poetic scion of the Sicilian writer of antiquity, Theocritus.