Of this your village, of her tower and spire,
And, above all, her Rector and her ‘Squire,
How will the tale be marr’d when I shall end—
I left displeased the Brother and the friend?”
“Nay, Jacques is honest—Marry, he was then 330
Engaged—What! part an author and his pen?
Just in the fit, and when th’ inspiring ray
Shot on his brain, t’ arrest it in its way!
Come, thou shalt see him in an easier vein,
Nor of his looks nor of his words complain;