And when thou smilest nothing comes amiss.

The earth is glad to see thy dimpled blush.

Had I the lute of Orpheus I would hush

All meaner sounds to tell the stars of this.

XVII.

I would, I swear, by Pallas' own consent,

Inform all creatures whom the stars behold

That thou art mine, and that a pen of gold,

With ink of fire, though by an angel lent,

Were all too poor to tell my true content,