3250The rays of your bright beauty urged desire;
Your feature kindled lust, love blowed the fire.'
The virgin answered, 'I did never suck
The tiger's dugs, the lioness, and bear,
Nor from a reeking breast an heart did pluck.
Never will I in blood with vulture's share.
But, since submission speaks from voice and knee,
Kind pity thins the fault, and pardons thee.'
Then to Albino says, 'Heroic youth,
May all the blessings which attend on man