Dying thus, resemble thee!’”
Her father, Gottlieb, consents to her life-surrender, saying to the Prince:
“‘As Abraham offered, long ago,
His son unto the Lord, and even
The Everlasting Father in heaven
Gave his, as a lamb unto the slaughter,
So do I offer up my daughter.’”
And Elsie adds:
“‘My life is little,
Only a cup of water,