Concealment is to me of high concern;

To make it publick would improper be,

Till on Olympus' mount the gods we see,

In council met, to whom I'll state the case;

On this the new-made goddess left the place,

In ev'ry thing contented as a dove,

And fully witnessed by the god of love.

Two months had passed, and not a person knew

Their frequent meetings, pleasure to pursue.

O mortals! is it true, as we are told,