It makes us weep to want it overmuch,

If wayward Fate withhold his full consent.

XI.

Oh, come to me, thou friend of my desire,

My lov'd Amati! At a word of thine

I can be brave, and dash away the brine

From off my cheek, and neutralise the fire

That makes me mad, and use thee as a lyre

To curb the anguish of this soul of mine.