Swift to her room the stranger made his way.

“Revive, my love!” said he, “I’ve done thee harm;

Give me thy pardon,” and he look’d alarm:

Meantime the prudent Dinah had contrived

Her soul to question, and she then revived.

“See! my good friend,” and then she raised her head,

“The bloom of life, the strength of youth is fled;

Living we die; to us the world is dead;

We parted bless’d with health, and I am now

Age-struck and feeble - so I find art thou;