A tiny parcel, which contain’d the ring;
Unfolding it, and tip-toe whispering—
“For this I gave one little lock of hair,
And I must keep it with the greatest care
For Arnold’s sake; and, then besides all this,
He gave me such a loving, loving kiss,
And said—‘When far and far away, that he
Should kiss that pretty curl and think ’twas me:—
The ring,’ he said, ‘was gold—of precious worth,
That he had priz’d it more than all the earth!’”