Her spouse, and uncle; will you grieve that he Exposed his life the dying maid to free? And shall you claim his merit? Had you thought Her charms so great, you should have bravely sought That blessing on the rocks where fix’d she lay: But now let Perseus bear his prize away, By service gain’d, by promised faith possess’d; To him I owe it, that my age is bless’d Still with a child: nor think that I prefer Perseus to thee, but to the loss of her.”