And live again the solitary? No!
“We part no more, dear Richard! thou wilt need
Thy Brother’s help to teach thy boys to read;
And I should love to hear Matilda’s psalm,
To keep my spirit in a morning calm,
And feel the soft devotion that prepares 410
The soul to rise above its earthly cares.
Then thou and I, an independent two,
May have our parties, and defend them too;
Thy liberal notions, and my loyal fears,