Wouldst thou live to wander wan?

Dearest, never! freedom con,

And share my fearless halcyon.

Life is all thy tangled sum,

Then hold not so, fearful and numb,

But come to me, dear husband, come,

Come!”

Wildered I hearkened; held my tremulous limbs

Awhile, and heard, impassioned. From her eyes

Soft messages flashed o’er their lidded brims