But let him have it; let him go in peace,

And all inquiries of themselves will cease; 150

To touch him nearer, and to hold him fast,

Have a few tears in petto at the last—

But this with care! for ’tis a point of doubt,

If you should end with weeping or without.

’Tis true you much affect him by your pain,

But he may want to prove his power again;

And, then, it spoils the look, and hurts the eyes—

A girl is never handsome when she cries.