Whose ruler was her father’s life-long friend
And firm ally, a statesman skilled to lend
Shrewd counsel, and who made, in days gone by,
A visit to this court, and with him led
His son, a gentle Prince, of years anigh
Her own,—twelve summers shone from either head;
And while their elders moved from place to place,—
The field-review, the audience, the chase,—
The Princess and the Prince, together thrown,
With their companions held a mimic court,