Oh! little thought we there was one so near,
And one so distant, to us all so dear—
All, all alike; he cannot know, dear man!
Who needs him most, as one among us can:
One who can all our wants distinctly view, 770
And tell him fairly what were just to do.
But you, dear Captain Elliot, as his friend,
As ours, no doubt, will your assistance lend.
Not for the world would I my Brothers blame;
Good men they are: ’twas not for that I came.