Time fled, and now the swain compell'd to see
New cause for fear—"Is this thy thrift?" quoth he.
To whom the wife with cheerful voice replied:—
"Thou moody man, lay all thy fears aside,
I've seen a vision;—they, from whom I came,
A daughter promise, promise wealth and fame;
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Born with my features, with my arts, yet she
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Shall patient, pliant, persevering be,