31. The Vow -

E NCOLPUS , the centurion's favoured slave,
Shall lay his locks, great Phoebus, at thy shrine;
When Pudens hath the guerdon of the brave
In place and power, that offering shall be thine.
Ere down shall mar his cheek, claim thy reward,
While flowing curls the milk-white neck adorn;
Long may thy boons endure to slave and lord;
Let manhood wait, but let him soon be shorn.

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