Some parts of Juan's history, which Rumour,

That live Gazette, had scattered to disfigure,

She had heard; but Women hear with more good humour

Such aberrations than we men of rigour:

Besides, his conduct, since in England, grew more

Strict, and his mind assumed a manlier vigour:

Because he had, like Alcibiades,

The art of living in all climes with ease.[735]