But held'st[207] thou in thy arms some Cephalus,

Then would'st thou cry, "Stay night, and run not thus."40

Dost punish[208] me because years make him wane?

I did not bid thee wed an agèd swain.

The moon sleeps with Endymion every day;

Thou art as fair as she, then kiss and play.

Jove, that thou should'st not haste but wait his leisure,

Made two nights one to finish up his pleasure.

I chid[209] no more; she blushed, and therefore heard me,

Yet lingered not the day, but morning scared me.