215. ‘In nobil sangue vita humile et queta’

Noble blood, a calm and humble life,

high intellect, and a heart that’s pure,

the fruit of wisdom in her youth’s flower,

a joyful spirit in a thoughtful face,

her planets have brought together in this lady,

or rather the ruler of the stars: with true honour,

worthy praise, high esteem, and great value,

to exhaust all the crowd of divine poets.

Love finds himself met with Chastity in her,

adorned with natural beauty’s dress,

and an aspect that speaks with its silences,

and most of all her eyes, that together

light the nights, and dim the daylight,

make honey bitter, and wormwood sweet.