Alas! obedience was an easy task,
So might he cherish what he meant to ask;
He ventured soon, for Love prepared his way,
He sought occasion, he forbad delay;
In spite of vow foregone he taught the youth
The looks of passion, and the words of truth; 440
In spite of woman’s caution, doubt, and fear,
He bade her credit all she wish’d to hear;
An honest passion ruled in either breast,
And both believed the truth that both profess’d.