Run in the common track of men and wives;
And half their worth, at least, this pair would give
Could they like thee and thy Matilda live.
“They were, as lovers, of the fondest kind, 70
With no defects in manner or in mind;
In habit, temper, prudence, they were those
Whom, as examples, I could once propose;
Now this, when married, you no longer trace,
But discontent and sorrow in the place:
Their pictures, taken as the pair I saw