And what doth Gaudiosa counsel me?
He ask’d the old man; for she hath ever been
My wise and faithful counsellor.... He replied,
The Lady Gaudiosa bade me say
She sees the danger which on every part
Besets her husband’s house.... Here she had ceased;
But when my noble Mistress gave in charge,
How I should tell thee that in evil times
The bravest counsels ever are the best;
Then that high-minded Lady thus rejoin’d,