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Poem 10, Rondel [How to Sacrifice in Venus' Temple]

[Ch X; MS #260]



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10. Rondel



Qui veult faire sacrefice a Venus
Ou temple dont elle est droite deesse
Porter couvient les armes Orpheus —
Qui veult faire sacrefice a Venus —
Et espandre des hautains biens Bacchus,     
Et de Flora don, et mainte promesse —
Ou temple dont elle est droite deesse.
Qui veult sacrefice a Venus

10. [How to Sacrifice in Venus’ Temple]



He who wants to sacrifice to Venus
In the temple of which she is proper goddess
Must carry the arms of Orpheus —
He who wants to sacrifice to Venus —
And he must pour forth the great gifts of Bacchus,   
And the bounty of Flora, and many a promise —
He who wants to sacrifice to Venus
In the temple of which she is proper goddess.