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,