Waved softly to your breath! You ne’er kept watch

Beside him, till the last pale star had set,

And morn, all dazzling, as in triumph, broke

On your dim weary eye; not yours the face

Which, early faded through fond care for him,

Hung o’er his sleep, and, duly as heaven’s light,

Was there to greet his wak’ning! You ne’er smooth’d

His couch, ne’er sang him to his rosy rest;

Caught his least whisper, when his voice from yours

Had learn’d soft utterance; press’d your lip to his,