An ancient couple from their cottage went,
Won by his pay, to this imprisonment;
And all was order’d in his mind—the pain
He must inflict, the shame she must sustain;
But such his gentle spirit, such his love,
The proof might fail of all he meant to prove.
Features so dear had still maintain’d their sway,
And looks so loved had taught him to obey; 460
Rage and Revenge had yielded to the sight
Of charms that waken wonder and delight;