Some crosses rubbed, some, ropes of praying pearls;

670Some dusted vestments, some, their gilded books.

Some kneaded wafers: and his effige stamped,

Whose purple streams the dragon's sulphurs damped.

All at Don Rivelezzo were amazed,

And, looking, one rubbed off a nose of wax,

A second razed a cheek; another gazed

And plucked from Kath' her periwig of flax.

One blinded Serrat, and did rend her silk;

One broke the cruse, and spilt the virgin-milk.