To intellectual sense, on reason's page;—
Or, in the philosophic dialogue,
Moulded th' important truths, they meant to prove,
In milder form, and pleased and reason'd too;—
And these confess'd the mighty power of Love,
And bow'd the neck, nor could his yoke eschew.
XIII.
Pythagoras, the Samian sage, who taught
To solve the knots, perplex and intricate,
Of fair geometry, and whilom brought