“Foul and dishonest!” said the Friends of Truth;
“Lawful and fair!” th’ Abettors of the Youth.
Or fair or foul, the now unhappy Man
Was lost, and the victorious Champion ran,
He knew not where, the army in his Sight,
And Susan fond companion of his flight.
Just to his Wish and in his Way, the Maid
Was with her friend dejected and afraid; 240
Sad her Conjectures, and she hasten’d on
Till Strength and Life and Thought and Hope were gone.