[Blue meagre hag], or stubborn unlaid ghost,
That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, 435
No goblin or [swart faery of the mine],
Hath hurtful power o’er true virginity.
Do ye believe me yet, or shall I call
Antiquity from the old schools of Greece
To testify the arms of chastity? 440
Hence had [the huntress Dian] her dread bow,
Fair silver-shafted queen forever chaste,
Wherewith she tamed the brinded lioness