And which convey’d, as dear Aunt Toogood said,
Such faithful vows as lovers love to read;
For Jane would never fail to read t’her aunt[217]
The sayings and doings upon the Continent,
Nor fail’d to report minutely and dilate
Those portions which affected Rollingate;
But always shunn’d the last impressive line
Which bore the language of a Valentine:
This simple act most rigidly observed
Obtain’d for her the credit it deserved.