Relations dear, and all the charities

Of father, son, and brother, first were known,

Far be it that I should write thee sin or blame,

Or think thee unbefitting holiest place;

Perpetual fountain of domestic sweets,

Whose bed is undefiled, and chaste pronounced,

Present, or past, as saints and patriarchs used.

Here love his golden shafts employs, here lights

His constant lamp, and waves his purple wings,

Reigns here and revels, not in the bought smile