Page:Potipharswifeoth00arnoiala.djvu/18

This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
8
POTIPHAR'S WIFE
A lover still unwilling; he was boundIn dark warm arms, refusing: then 'twas viewed How to her spells he melted: then, again, How what he scorned he sued for—fond and fain.
XIII.And those who thus Love's luxuries had won Asenath seemed, and Yûsuf. Limb for limb,Lips, eyes, and brows, the Hebrew boy was done Lifelike. The gemmed Egyptian dame with himShone Asenath herself, Asenath fair,With robes ungirt, no fillet in her hair!
XIV.Into this palace 'twas her mind to bring Yûsuf the slave, and lead him, room by room, Through all their passages of pleasuringTill eyes' delight should heart's cold doubts consume.But first herself she 'tired, and lovelier madeThat loveliness, too rich before arrayed!
This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.