She loved his stories, pleased she heard him play; }
Pensive herself, she loved to see him gay; 110}
And, if they loved not yet, they were in Love’s highway. }
But Rachel now to womanhood was grown,
And would no more her faith and fondness own;
She called her latent prudence to her aid,
And grew observant, cautious, and afraid;
She heard relations of her lover’s guile,
And could believe the danger of his smile.
With art insidious rival damsels strove