But kindness here took nothing from his love.
Soldiers to serve a foreign prince are known,
When not on present duty to their own;
So, though our bosom’s queen we still prefer,
We are not always on our knees to her.
“Cecilia present, witness yon fair moon,
And yon bright orbs, that fate would change as soon
As my devotion; but the absent sun 340
Cheers us no longer when his course is run;
And then those starry twinklers may obtain