O bounteous Lord, who gave him breath!
Behold them reverently bent
Whilst offering up their pray’r
To Thee, Who kindly smiled:—
Defend and succour unto death.
Now in their triple bond, safe from the sea,
Edward beholds them both happy and free.
[61] The reader will please to observe that lines 1st and 5th, 2nd and 6th, 3rd and 7th, &c., have rhythmical terminations.
[62] The author seeks indulgence in using the word “stray’d.”
