That thou didst taste in 'eighty-eight;

Or be but bed-rid once, and then

Thou'lt dream thy youthful sins again.

But if thou needs wilt be my spouse,

First hearken and attend my vows.

When Aetna's fires shall undergo

50The penance of the Alps in snow;

When Sol at one blast of his horn

Posts from the Crab to Capricorn;

When th' heavens shuffle all in one