Soon afterwards Luscinda came out from an antechamber, attended by her mother and two of her damsels, arrayed and adorned as became her rank and beauty, and in full festival and ceremonial attire. My anxiety and distraction did not allow me to observe or notice particularly what she wore; I could only perceive the colours, which were crimson and white, and the glitter of the gems and jewels on her head dress and apparel, surpassed by the rare beauty of her lovely auburn hair that vying with the precious stones and the light of the four torches that stood in the hall shone with a brighter gleam than all.
No me dio lugar mi suspensión y arrobamiento para que mirase y notase en particular lo que traía vestido; sólo pude advertir a las colores, que eran encarnado y blanco, y en las vislumbres que las piedras y joyas del tocado y de todo el vestido hacían, a todo lo cual se aventajaba la belleza singular de sus hermosos y rubios cabellos; tales que, en competencia de las preciosas piedras y de las luces de cuatro hachas que en la sala estaban, la suya con más resplandor a los ojos ofrecían. ¡Oh memoria, enemiga mortal de mi descanso!