The matron did with courteous eye respect him;
930Knowing no ill of him, did not suspect him.
She oft would praise his monkship to her train,
Calling his breast blest virtue's choice's shrine;
And vowed she seldom saw such beauty reign
Upon a face that's purely masculine.
And 'twas not common at his years to find
So neat a person with so pure a mind.
He'd freedom of discourse, not privacy,
Jests, sporting, laughter, and lip-dalliance;