He gazed, he wished, he feared, he blushed,
And sighed his very soul.
As flies the partridge from the brake
On fear-inspirèd wings,
So Nelly, starting, half awake,
Away affrighted springs:
But Willie followed,—as he should;
He overtook her in the wood:
He vowed, he prayed, he found the maid
Forgiving all and good.