In that same country there was a heaven in which love had placed all the glory I could desire; such was the beauty of Luscinda, a damsel as noble and as rich as I, but of happier fortunes, and of less firmness than was due to so worthy a passion as mine.
Vivía en esta mesma tierra un cielo, donde puso el amor toda la gloria que yo acertara a desearme: tal es la hermosura de Luscinda, doncella tan noble y tan rica como yo, pero de más ventura y de menos firmeza de la que a mis honrados pensamientos se debía.