spoil
her
complexion,
or
lose
her
jewels.
O
jealous
Love
!
how
well
is
it
that
thou
comest
to
chastise
this
proud
one,
and
to
take
from
her
what
Thou
hast
given,
that
she
may
learn
to
know
herself,
and
that,
being
naked
and
destitute,
nothing
may
impede
her
course.
Thus,
then,
our
Lord
strips
the
soul
little
by
little,
robbing
her
of
her
ornaments,
all
her
gifts,
positions,
and
favours
—
that
is,
as
to
her
perception
or
conscious
possession
of
them
—
which
are
like
jewels
that
weigh
her
down
;
then
He
takes
away
her
natural
capacity
for
good,
which
are
her
garments
;
after
which
He
destroys
her
personal
beauty,
which
sets
forth
divine
virtue,
which
she
finds
it
impos-sible
to
practise.
This
spoliation
commences
with
the
graces,
gifts,
and
favours
of
conscious
love.
The
bride
sees
that
her
husband
takes
from
her,
little
by
little,
the
riches
He
had
bestowed
upon
her.
At
first
she
is
greatly
troubled
by
this
loss;
but
what
troubles
her
the
most,
is
not
so
much
the
loss
of
her
riches,
as
the
anger
of
her
Beloved;
for
slie
thinks
it
is
in
anger
that
He
thus
takes
back
His
gifts.
She
sees
the
