{ The ladies grew in their devotion cold;
{ And that false worship would no longer hold.
Severity of life did next begin;
And always does, when we no more can sin.
That doctrine, too, so hard in practice lies,
That the next age may see another rise.
}
{ Then, pagan gods may once again succeed:
{ And Jove, or Mars, be ready, at our need,
{ To get young godlings; and so mend our breed.