Aelia Laelia Crispis: Not Born, Rising Again

Why do you complain of the dealings regarding a lost gift,
Which, had you not lost it, you would then have lost even more?

If it is delayed, it is not taken away; he delayed that which
He took—rather, in taking it away, he himself added more:

He turned the loss into a profit, and taught LOUIS
To wish to give more, and you to have deserved no less.

We rejoice for you, CAESAR Carlo Cesare Malvasia., in the grand
Second gifts of LOUIS, returned by his generous hand.

These show that the High KING did not allow his
First Image to be stolen, nor could he endure it.

And while the "GOD-GIVEN" original: "DEO-DATUS." A reference to Louis XIV’s name, Louis-Dieudonné (Louis the God-given), punning on the idea that what God gives, he does not usually need to "re-give," yet the King chose to do so. does not send back stolen goods,
He, being skillful, wished those things he gave to be given twice.

This noble Portrait—in Countenance, Gold, Diamond, and Colors—
Captures Men, Gods, and Kingdoms by its Majesty.

Hence, with you as the author, BOLOGNA original: "Felsina," the ancient Etruscan name for Bologna, often used in poetic and academic contexts. the PAINTER of Kings
Shall also know, by this example, how to paint SOULS from life.

The Royal Face which shines with many a diamond,
Restores and doubles the radiance of the stone.

This, LOUIS, is yours: he who brings gifts of light to you,
Receives gifts of light back with much interest.