VERTUMNUS.
A fair one stern, for aye
Ne'er wins a faithful sigh!

PALEMON.
To woo has beauty arms,
But gentleness has greater charms.

BOTH (_together_).
To woo has beauty arms,
But gentleness has greater charms.

FLORA _answers the dialogue of_ VERTUMNUS _and_ PALEMON
_by the following minuet, and the other divinities join their dances
to the song._


Does wisdom say,
In youth's heyday,
Sweet love forego?
Be up, in haste
These pleasures taste
Of earth below.

Youth's wisdom too
Is love to woo,
And love to know.
If love disarms,
It is by charms;
So yield your arms.