Thy nerves have trembled till thou couldst not eat

(Dress'd by this hand) thy mess of simple meat;

When, grieved by fastings, gall'd by fates severe,

Slow pass'd the days of the successless year;

Still in these gloomy hours, my brother then

Had glorious views, unseen by prosperous men:

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And when thy heart has felt its wish denied,

What gracious texts hast thou to grief applied;

Till thou hast enter'd in thine humble bed,