And as she treats all things, and ne'er retreats

From anything, this Epic will contain

A wilderness of the most rare conceits,

Which you might elsewhere hope to find in vain.

'Tis true there be some bitters with the sweets,

Yet mixed so slightly, that you can't complain,

But wonder they so few are, since my tale is

"De rebus cunctis et quibusdam aliis."[771]