I know thee rash and guilty—but to thee
I pledged my vow, and thine will ever be. 360
Yet think again—the life that God has lent
Is thine, but not to cast away—Consent,
If ’tis thy wish; for this I made my way
To thy distress—Command, and I obey.”
“Perhaps my brother may have gain’d thy heart?”—
Then why this visit, if I wish’d to part?
Was it, ah, man ungrateful! wise to make
Effort like this, to hazard for thy sake