Not golden-hued her locks, like those which deck

The brow of Freya; down her ivory neck

Part flow in ebon ringlets, part entwine

With many a glossy wreath her front divine:

Not heavenly blue her eyes, like those which grace

The lofty females of the Asar race;

But like two garnets dark they fervent beam,

And fix the heart with soul-subduing gleam.

In just proportion every feature shone,

And all combin’d to form a paragon.