She devoted herself to piety;
Not[555] that she seemed to scorn
Or dislike[556] her husband’s society;
But the claims of her soul[557] superseded
All that I[558] asked for or needed,
And her thoughts were far away[559]
From the level of sinful clay,
And she trembled if earthly matters
Interfered with her aves and paters.[560]
Poor dove, she so fluttered[561] in flying