‘Stay!’ said my Brother, and ’twas good to stay;
But now, forgive me, thinking I perceive
Change undefined, and as I think I grieve. 270
“Have I offended?—Proud although I be,
I will be humble, and concede to thee.
Have I intruded on thee when thy mind
Was vex’d, and then to solitude inclined?
O! there are times when all things will molest
Minds so disposed, so heavy, so oppress’d;
And thine, I know, is delicate and nice,