Mariamne
, as I have collected it out of
Josephus
; which may serve almost as an Example to whatever can be said on this Subject.
Mariamne
had all the Charms that Beauty, Birth, Wit and Youth could give a Woman, and
Herod
all the Love that such Charms are able to raise in a warm and amorous Disposition. In the midst of this his Fondness for
Mariamne