Fearful, however, of his mother's displeasure, he carried on the {80}
affair with great secrecy, and by his divine power, conveyed her to a
palace he had formed in a region full of beauty: here, when the shadows of
night had visited the earth, Cupid sought the presence of his love.
[Illustration]
"--------Who first told how Psyche went
On the smooth wind to realms of wonderment?
What Psyche felt, and Love, when their full lips
First touched; * * * *
* * * With all their sighs
And how they kist each other's tremulous eyes:
The silver lamp--the ravishment--the wonder--
The darkness--loneliness, and fearful thunder."