Yet prudence tarried; but, when last he went,

He drew from pitying love a full consent.

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Happy he sail'd, and great the care she took,

That he should softly sleep, and smartly look;

White was his better linen, and his check

Was made more trim than any on the deck;

And every comfort men at sea can know

Was hers to buy, to make, and to bestow:

For he to Greenland sail'd, and much she told,