Was found the gloomy hours to cheer.
O, how consoling is the eye
Of him who comes to soothe our woes;
O, what relief those cares supply
Which a kind, watchful friend bestows.
When from this hand full well he found
How much can lenient kindness do
The generous Briton strives with care
His drooping spirits to renew.
Yes, stranger, thou wast kind, humane,