Had not so many ornaments to strike,
Her hair had silver only, bound to be
Her dowry; and her veil, in form alike,
Was coarser; and her air, though firm, less free;
Her hair was thicker, but less long; her eyes
As black, but quicker, and of smaller size.
CXXIII.
And these two tended him, and cheered him both
With food and raiment, and those soft attentions,
Which are—as I must own—of female growth,