I curse thy face; I curse thy hair;

I curse thy lips that smile so well,

Thy life, thy love, and my despair,

My loveless couch, thy wedding-bell;

My soul and thine!—Ah, see! though black,

I take one half my curses back.

XIII.

For thou and I were form'd for hate,

For love, for scorn; no matter what.

I am thy Fere and thou my Fate,