( 222 )
“If I will, I can explain the nature of all the different species of Men, of Genii, and of Gods. None but the wise can know all their differences.
“[1]If I aspire to the love and the
favour of the chastest virgin, I can bend
the mind of the snowy-armed maiden,
and make her yield wholly to my
desires.
“I know a secret, which I will never
lose; it is to render myself always
beloved by my mistress.
“But I know one which I will never
impart to any female, except my own
sister, or to her whom I hold in my
arms. Whatever is known only to one’s
self, is always of very great value.”
After this, the Author concludes with
exclamations on the beauty of the things
he has been describing.
“NOW, says he, have I sung in my
august abode, my sublime verses; which
are both necessary to the sons of men,
and useless to the sons of men. Blessed
- ↑ Barthol. p. 658.
