THE ROSICRUCIANS,

He flies back toward the hunters, and their joy
Proclaims the happy name of this victor.

    Pleasant games that beauty A reference to the noblewomen who accompanied the hunt to watch the falconry. shares,
Cease now; already from the hills to the shore
The distant horn has sounded three times,
And the bull bellows from the depths of the woods.
Wild usurper of the forest,
He awaits you; fly, skilled warriors;
There you will find the image of combat,
Dangers themselves, and new laurels. The poem transitions from falconry—a "game"—to the more dangerous hunt of a wild bull or stag, which serves as a metaphor for war.

    They have departed: Jule wishes to profit
From their absence; anxious, he moves forward,
Moving through the procession for a moment,
And quickly arriving near Olfide:
"I can finally speak to you, hear you,"
He says: "your uncle, with cold disdain,
Has rejected me; what should I expect from you?"
— "To Rénisthal Likely the name of a rival suitor or a noble house. my hand is promised."
— "Doubtless, Olfide, it is promised in vain."
— "This unjust uncle has all the rights of a father."
— "What do I hear! You, whom a mother in secret
Knew how to raise in the Christian faith," This suggests that Olfide’s Christian upbringing was clandestine, possibly indicating a setting where such faith was persecuted or where she was raised in a different tradition by her uncle.