Peace and shelter in this sight Doth my loving soul acclaim, Living in the living flame Of its pure and lovely light, Wherewith Love doth prove its truth: In this flame it bids it win Sweetest life, and doth therein, Phœnix-like, renew its youth. I go forth in eager quest Of sweet glory with my mind, In my memory I find That my happiness doth rest. There it lies, there it doth hide, Not in pomp, nor lofty birth, Not in riches of the earth, Nor in sovereignty nor pride. Here Erastro ended his song, and the way was ended of going to the village, where Thyrsis, Damon and Silerio repaired to Elicio's house, so that the opportunity might not be lost of learning the end of the story of Silerio, which he had begun. The fair shepherdesses, Galatea and Florisa, offering to be present on the coming day at Daranio's wedding, left the shepherds, and all or most remained with the bridegroom, whilst the girls went to their houses. And that same night, Silerio, being urged by his friend Erastro, and by the desire which wearied him to return to his hermitage, ended the sequel of his story, as will be seen in the following book. FOOTNOTES: [115] Juan de Espera en Dios is supposed originally to have been a popular name for St. John the Baptist (_que esperaba al Mesías_). However this may be, the phrase is now applied to idlers, who, like Juan de las Zancas largas (the Castilian Mr. Micawber), fold their hands and expect something to turn up providentially. The expression recurs in _Algunas poesías inéditas de Luis Vélez de Guevara_ (see p. 11 of the _tirage à part_ of Sr. D. Adolfo Bonilla y San Martín's edition, reprinted from the _Revista de Aragón_, Madrid, 1902):-- Mas luego, en mi fe constante, Soy Luys de Espera-en-Infante, Como Juan de Espera-en-Dios.