But in her breast the herald from above,
Full of the counsels of deep thundering Jove,
Wrought artful manners, wrought perfidious lies,
And speech that thrills the blood, and lulls the wise.
Her did th’ interpreter of Gods proclaim,
And named the woman with Pandora’s name;
Since all the gods conferr’d their gifts, to charm,
For man’s inventive race, this beauteous harm.”[[635]]
Moreover, what is said also about the casket is fitted of itself to excite laughter; for example:
“Whilome on earth the sons of men abode