That flames and dances in his crystal bounds,
With spirits of balm and fragrant syrups mixed.
[Not that Nepenthes which the wife of Thone] 675
[In Egypt gave to Jove-born Helena]
Is of such power to stir up joy as this,
To life so friendly, or so cool to thirst.
Why should you be so cruel to yourself,
And to those dainty limbs, which Nature lent 680
For gentle usage and soft delicacy?
But you invert the covenants of her trust,