And then he woo'd with kisses; and at last,

As shepherds do, her on the ground he laid,

And, tumbling in the grass, he often stray'd

Beyond the bounds of shame, in being bold

To eye those parts which no eye should behold;

And, like an insolent commanding lover,

Boasting his parentage, would needs discover410

The way to new Elysium. But she,

Whose only dower was her chastity,

Having striven in vain, was now about to cry,