Couldst thou keep thy course, while the sphere revolved beneath thee? […] she cried; and while she spoke, that one fell dead. […] She came down to him; she kissed him; she watched over him while he slept. […] … Awake, Adonis, for a little while, and kiss me yet again, the lastest kiss! […] In fact, Venus found her altars deserted, while men paid their vows to this virgin.