Me far away from this my native shore;
And who prevail’d, I know not—Young or Old;
But, I beseech you, let the tale be told.
II.
P. How fared these lovers? Many a time I thought 100
How with their ill-starr’d passion Time had wrought.
Did either party from his oath recede,
Or were they never from the bondage freed?
F. Alas! replied my Friend—the tale I tell
With some reluctance, nor can do it well.