A spotless reputation, and to be
A suppliant to that stern man for thee? 370
But I forgive—thy spirit has been tried,
And thou art weak; but still thou must decide.
“I ask’d thy brother, ‘James, would’st thou command,
Without the loving heart, the obedient hand?’
I ask thee, Robert, lover, canst thou part
With this poor hand, when master of the heart?
He answer’d, ‘Yes!’—I tarry thy reply,
Resign’d with him to live, content with thee to die.”