And weep and wail as children do;

Be hard as stone, yet melt at length,

And curb my pride as thou can'st, too!

But I have faith, and thou hast none;

And I have joy, but thine is done.

X.

No marriage-bells? No songs, you say?

No flowers to grace our bridal morn?

No wine? No kiss? No wedding-day?

I care not! Oaths are all forsworn;