And a fair mind with useful culture fed;
Then thought of marriage - “But the great,” said he
“I shall not suit, nor will the meaner me.”
Anna, he saw, admired her modest air;
He thought her virtuous, and he knew her fair;
Love raised his pity for her humble state,
And prompted wishes for her happier fate;
No pride in money would his feelings wound,
Nor vulgar manners hurt him and confound:
He then the Lady at the Hall address’d,