Some months were pass’d; but yet there wanted three
Of the full time when widows wives may be—
One trying year, and then the mind is freed,
And man may to the vacant throne succeed.
There was a tenant—he, to wit, who hired
That cot and lake, that were so much admired;
A man of spirit, one who doubtless meant,
Though he delay’d awhile, to pay his rent;
The widow’s riches gave her much delight,
And some her claims; and she resolved to write. 350