In mail of proof—her purity of soul[51]—
She, for the future, of her strength convinced,
And that her honour was a rock, or mole,[N]
Exceeding sagely from that hour dispensed
With any kind of troublesome control;
But whether Julia to the task was equal
Is that which must be mentioned in the sequel.
LXXXIII.
Her plan she deemed both innocent and feasible,
And, surely, with a stripling of sixteen