Through which he took a peep from where he stood;

To Dorimene our lovers left the key,

Which she had dropt when lately forc'd to flee,

And this Joconde pick'd up, a lucky hit,

Since he could use it when he best thought fit.

It seems, said he, I'm not alone in name,

And since a prince so handsome is the same,

Although a valet has supplied my place,

Yet see, the queen prefers a dwarf's embrace.

THIS thought consol'd so well,—his youthful rays