Found in her Lord a Stubbornness of Will; }
A dull resisting Strength, that baffled all her Skill; }
A Vis inertiæ—and, in fact, no stone
Could be more stubborn to be wrought upon—
A Mind at rest, that she could neither please }
By any Effort, nor by any teize; 570}
A Soul envelop’d deep in intellectual Ease— }
But this not always; favourite points to gain,
He would a Warfare valiantly maintain;
And then her Prudence taught the Dame to yield,