In courts, prince Oswald costly was and gay,
Finer than near vain kings their fav’rites are!
Outshin’d bright fav’rites on their nuptial day;
Yet were his eyes dark with ambitious care.
Duke Gondibert was still more gravely clad,
But yet his looks familiar were, and clear;
As if with ill to others never sad,
Nor tow’rds himself could others practise fear.
The Prince could, porpoise-like, in tempests play,
And in court storms on ship-wreck’d greatness feed;