May yield the Hand, may drop the Tear,
And with Reproof Compassion blend—
Then, with harsh Looks and Words severe,
May drop into the distant Friend. 20
For then some happier Man may wake
The slumbering Wish, the new Desire;
When she the offer’d Hand may take
And give the Heart his prayers require.
And then what Pangs wilt thou endure,
When all the Friendship she can spare