Raked by his bristly boar-sward while he lapped

—Never say, kissed her! that were to pollute

Love's language—which moreover proves unapt

To tell now she recoiled—as who finds thorns

Where she sought flowers—when, feeling, she touched—horns!

Then—does the legend say?—first moon-eclipse

Happened, first swooning-fit which puzzled sore

The early sages? Is that why she dips

Into the dark, a minute and no more,

Only so long as serves her while she rips