The vain remonstrance, and the weak regret.
First speaks the wife in sorrow; she is grieved
T’ admit the truth, and would be still deceived.”
HENRY AND EMMA.
E. Well, my good sir, I shall contend no more;
But, O! the vows you made, the oaths you swore— 110
H. To love you always—I confess it true;
And do I not? If not, what can I do?
Moreover think what you yourself profess’d,
And then the subject may for ever rest.