And all her happier thoughts gan fade and melt.

She saw no kindness in such haughty mien,

And venturing not to look upon the queen,

Bow’d down in woe to hear her sentence dealt.

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And thus the goddess spake, ‘In vain thou suest,

Most miserable Psyche; though my heart

Be full of hate for her whose hate thou ruest,

And pride and pity move me to thy part:

Yet not till Zeus make known his will, coud I,