If from her house without her veyle she went,
Which lawes no doubt were made to good intent,
For why the beames of beautie’s sanguynde sight,
Like Basilisco spoyles the gazing wyght.[1204]
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Therefore the maydes, and Roman matrons all,
A shadowing veyle before their face did weare,
Their heauenly hewe did throwe no man to thrall,
They were content with playne and decent geare,
They hufte it not wyth paynted frisled heare: