Their hearts were one before. The fair young bride—
The lily of Virginia, by the side
Of Carolina’s son stood modestly,
While on them gazed fond parents in their pride.
It is a sight that all must love to see—
A youthful pair thus join’d by Heaven’s most kind decree!
XXXII.
But he was call’d to leave her for awhile,
To seek a home in a more genial clime,
Far in the south, where nature seems to smile