[Juno still jealous of her husband Jove]
Juno still jealous of her husband Jove,
Descended from above, on earth to try,
Whether she there could find his chosen Love,
Which made him from the Heav’ns so often flye.
Close by the place where I for shade did lye,
She chasing came, but when she saw me move,
Have you not seene this way (said she) to hye
One, in whom vertue never grownde did prove?
Hee, in whom Love doth breed, to stirre more hate,
Courting a wanton Nimph for his delight;
His name is Jupiter, my Lord, by Fate,
Who for her, leaves Me, Heaven, his throne, and light.
I saw him not (said I) although heere are
Many, in whose hearts, Love hath made like warre.
Line 1. Juno: Roman goddess of women and marriage, queen of heaven, wife of Jupiter. Identified with the Greek goddess Hera. Jove: Jupiter, principle Roman god, notorious for his extra-marital affairs. Identified with the Greek god Zeus.
Line 7. hye: hasten.
