Thus to him began The Cloud-Assembler: Thou most crafty Man, That ioy’st to steale my fire, deceiuing Me, Shalte feele that Ioy the greater griefe to thee; And therein plague thy vniuersall Race: To whom Ile giue a pleasing ill, in place Of that good fire: And all shall be so vaine To place their pleasure in embracing paine. Thus spake, and laught, of Gods and Men the Sire; And straight enioyn’d the famous God of fire To mingle instantly, with Water, Earth; The voyce, and vigor, of a humane Birth Imposing in it; And so faire a face, As matcht th’ Immortall Goddesses in grace: Her forme presenting a most louely Maid: Then on _Minerua_ his Command he laid, To make her worke, and wield the wittie loome: And (for her Beauty) such as might become The Golden _Venus_, He commanded Her Vpon her Browes and Countenance to conferre Her own Bewitchings: stuffing all her Breast With wilde Desires, incapable of Rest; And Cares, [280] that feed to all satiety All human Lineaments. The Crafty spy, And Messenger of Godheads, _Mercury_ He charg’d t’ informe her with a dogged Minde, And theeuish Manners. All as he design’d Was put in act. A Creature straight had frame Like to a Virgine; Milde and full of Shame: Which Ioue’s Suggestion made the [281]both-foot lame Forme so deceitfully; And all of Earth To forge the liuing Matter of her Birth. Gray-ey’d _Minerua_ Put her Girdle on; And show’d how loose parts, wel-composed, shone. The deified Graces, And [282]the Dame that sets Sweet words in chiefe forme, Golden [283]Carquenets Embrac’d her Neck withall; the faire-haird Howers Her gracious Temples crown’d, with fresh spring-flowers; But all of these, imploy’d in seuerall place, _Pallas_ gaue Order; the impulsiue grace. Her bosome, _Hermes_, the great God of spies, With subtle fashions fill’d; faire words and lies; _Ioue_ prompting still. But all the voyce she vs’d The vocall Herald of the Gods infus’d; And call’d her name _Pandora_; Since on Her The Gods did all their seuerall gifts confer: Who made her such, in euery moouing straine, To be the Bane of curious Minded Men. II.