Come near me, Jesse - let not those below
Of my reliance on your friendship know;
Look as they look, be in their freedoms free -
But all they say do you convey to me.”
Here Jesse’s thoughts to Colin’s cottage flew,
And with such speed she scarce their absence knew.
“Jane loves her mistress, and should she depart,
I lose her service, and she breaks her heart;
My ways and wishes, looks and thoughts, she knows,
And duteous care by close attention shows: