11Canto XI. The Queen's Demand.To him enthralled by love, and blind, Pierced by his darts who shakes the mind, Kaikeyí with remorseless breast Her grand purpose thus expressed: “O King, no insult or neglect Have I endured, or disrespect. One wish I have, and faith would see That longing granted, lord, by thee. Now pledge thy word if thou incline To listen to this prayer of mine, Then I with confidence will speak, And thou shalt hear the boon I seek.” Ere she had ceased, the monarch fell, A victim to the lady's spell, And to the deadly snare she set