text:  You are NOW to know that upon this very morning an embassy from the willow-wearers all--or to speak indeed more germanely to the matter of the BASKET-BEARERS[22] waited upon their beautiful enemy with an ultimatum and manifesto in one importing first a requisition to surrender; then in case of refusal to capitulate the announcement that HYMEN having found in CUPID an inefficient ally he was about associating with himself in league offensive the god MARS with intent of carrying the Maiden-fortress by storm and reducing the aforesaid wild occupants of the stronghold into captivity--whereunto she made answer-- ----our castle's strength Will laugh a siege to scorn-- herself laughing outrageously to scorn the senders and the sent This crowning of wrong upon wrong will the Fairies in the first place wreak and right