Chapter 49 of 163 · 50 words · ~1 min read

IV.

Joan I chose, a maid of happy mien; Her form and mind I polished with care; A docile girl she proved, of moping vein, Slow in her motions, haughty in her air; Some mention'd trivial blame, or slightly frown'd; Forth to the world she went, her heavenly birth it own'd.