bitch, or Parmeno's sow; thou hadst as
live have a snake in thy bosom, a toad in thy dish, and callest her witch,
devil, hag, with all the filthy names thou canst invent; he admires her on
the other side, she is his idol, lady, mistress, [5407]venerilla, queen,
the quintessence of beauty, an angel, a star, a goddess.

"Thou art my Vesta, thou my goddess art,
Thy hallowed temple only is my heart."

The fragrancy of a thousand courtesans is in her face: [5408]_Nec pulchrae
effigies, haec Cypridis aut Stratonices_; 'tis not Venus' picture that, nor
the Spanish infanta's, as you suppose (good sir), no princess, or king's
daughter: no, no, but his divine mistress, forsooth, his dainty Dulcinia,
his dear Antiphila, to whose service he is wholly consecrate, whom he alone
adores.

[5409] "Cui comparatus indecens erit pavo,
Inamabilis sciurus, et frequens Phoenix."

"To whom conferr'd a peacock's indecent,
A squirrel's harsh, a phoenix too frequent."

All the graces, veneries, elegancies, pleasures, attend her. He prefers her
before a myriad of court ladies.

[5410] "He that commends Phillis or Neraea,
Or Amaryllis, or Galatea,
Tityrus or Melibea, by your leave,
Let him be mute, his love the praises have."

Nay, before all the gods and goddesses themselves. So [5411]Quintus
Catullus admired his squint-eyed friend Roscius.

"Pace mihi liceat (Coelestes) dicere vestra,
Mortalis visus pulchrior esse Deo."

"By your leave gentle Gods, this I'll say true,
There's none of you that have so fair a hue."

All the bombast epithets, pathetical adjuncts, incomparably fair, curiously
neat, divine, sweet, dainty, delicious, &c., pretty diminutives, _corculum,
suaviolum_, &c. pleasant names may be invented, bird, mouse, lamb, puss,
pigeon, pigsney, kid, honey, love, dove, chicken, &c. he puts on her.

[5412] "Meum mel, mea suavitas, meum cor,
Meum suaviolum, mei lepores,"

"my life, my light, my jewel, my glory," [5413]_Margareta speciosa, cujus
respectu omnia mundi pretiosa sordent_, my sweet Margaret, my sole delight
and darling. And as [5414]Rhodomant courted Isabella:

"By all kind words and gestures that he might,
He calls her his dear heart, his sole beloved,
His joyful comfort, and his sweet delight.
His mistress, and his goddess, and such names,
As loving knights apply to lovely d