To set his Euridice free.

All Hell was astonish'd, a person so wise

Should so rashly endanger his life,

And venture so far! But how vast their surprise

When they heard that he came for his wife.

"To find out a punishment due to the fault

Old Pluto had puzzled his brain;

But Hell had not torments sufficient he thought,

So he gave him his wife back again.

But pity succeeding, soon mov'd his hard heart,