He sold his liberty, with fondest care
And earnest zeal to serve his mistress fair:
He wash’d her feet on each revolving night,
And in the humblest duties felt delight:
This moved her tender heart: and that relief,
Which to the hardy smith and plume-clad chief
She had refused, she voluntary gave
To the profound devotion of a slave.
“Still more of Odin’s various loves, in spite
Of Saga’s prudence, can I bring to light,