Fronting the door, all lovely and alone,
Sat Cytherea on a polish'd throne.
Adown the shoulders of the heavenly fair,
In easy ringlets flow'd her flaxen hair;
And with a golden comb, in matchless grace,
She taught each lock its most becoming place.


Lines 49–54 - Argonautica (3rd century BC) - Book III


Fronting the door, all lovely and alone, Sat Cytherea on a polish'd throne. Adown the shoulders of the heavenly fair, In easy ringlets flow'd her...

Fronting the door, all lovely and alone, Sat Cytherea on a polish'd throne. Adown the shoulders of the heavenly fair, In easy ringlets flow'd her...

Fronting the door, all lovely and alone, Sat Cytherea on a polish'd throne. Adown the shoulders of the heavenly fair, In easy ringlets flow'd her...

Fronting the door, all lovely and alone, Sat Cytherea on a polish'd throne. Adown the shoulders of the heavenly fair, In easy ringlets flow'd her...