She knew not what—‘acceptance,’ that should come;
And, as it came not, she was much afraid
That she in vain had served her God and pray’d.
“She thought her Lover dead. In prayer she named
The erring Youth, and hoped he was reclaim’d. 100
This she confess’d; and trembling, heard them say,
‘Her prayers were sinful—So the papists pray.
Her David’s fate had been decided long,
And prayers and wishes for his state were wrong.’
“Had these her guides united love and skill,