When virtue seals the contract, welcome Hymen,
630But till that, ever shall my heart deny men.'
Thus sate they parling. Lady Arda urged,
Producing reasons to enforce assent.
Bellama answered, begged, excused, and purged
Herself from blame, by urging love, content.
But urging and excusing, let them sit,
And see the father champing on the bit;
Who, coming to the cage of virgin-pride,
Knocked at the wicket with the iron crow,