To all that vexes and disturbs her friend.”—
“Nay, my dear lady! we have all our cares,
And I am troubled with my poor affairs: 180
Thou canst not aid me, Ellen; could it be,
And might it, doubtless I would fly to thee;
But we have sundry duties, and must all,
Hard as it may be, go where duties call—
Suppose the trial were this instant thine,
Couldst thou the happiest of thy views resign
At duty’s strong command?”—“If thou wert by,” }