Panthea
, the Wife of
Abradatas
, committed her to the Custody of
Araspas
, a young
Persian
Nobleman, who had a little before maintain'd in Discourse, that a Mind truly virtuous was incapable of entertaining an unlawful Passion. The young Gentleman had not long been in Possession of his fair Captive, when a Complaint was made to
Cyrus
, that he not only sollicited the Lady