That hand on which no plighted vows were ever vain.
Well, for so great a trust, he chose
A prince, who never disobeyed;
Not when the most severe commands were laid;
Nor want, nor exile, with his duty weighed:[53]
A prince on whom, if heaven its eyes could close,
The welfare of the world it safely might repose.
VIII.
That king, who lived to God's own heart,
Yet less serenely died than he;