How can I smile, when none of these
Give me the worldly power to please,
Though I may love thee more?
"And yet I hope, because I love
With thoughts that set thee far above
Vain Fortune's glittering store.
Others may deem thou canst be won
By things that sparkle in the sun,
But oh, I love thee more.
"I do believe that unto thee
Truth, honour, plain sincerity,
Are jewels far before
All that the others think are dear;
And yet far more than they I fear,
Because I love thee more.