He was one of the first to return to the spot
When the captors their pris'ner in safe keeping had got.
Now all through this commotion the beautiful maid
Veiled her face in her hands, as if really afraid
To encounter the gaze of the numbers of eyes
Which she felt stared upon her with unfeigned surprise.
So reclining she sat on the brick-covered floor,
And so mournfully sobbed, 'twould have made your heart sore
To behold one so tender, so young, and so fair
Almost broken in heart, and nigh crushed by despair;