But in his youth, so proud, so coy was he,
Young men and maids bade him adieu.
[5853]Formosum tua te Psyche formosa requirit,
Et poscit te dia deum, puerumque puella;
Fair Cupid, thy fair Psyche to thee sues,
A lovely lass a fine young gallant woos;
Te juvenes, te odere senes, desertaque langues,
Quae fueras procerum publica cura prius.
Both young and old do hate thee scorned now,
That once was all their joy and comfort too.