Then I preached a long sermon to my foolish eyes--they were misty with tears.

Listen, I said to them: 'You foolish things you have no reason to weep; you should always look bright and dazzling, even if you never see Prince Henry again.

Really, the absence of the prince has been most fortunate for you.

You might have whispered all kinds of foolish things to my weak heart.

The prince is young, handsome, and amiable, and it amuses him to win the love of fair ladies.