Drawn as they are by those withdrawing eyes

Irradiate from a mother’s, into whose

The very eyes of the Redeemer look’d,

And whom I dare not haste to join in heav’n

At cost of leaving thee defenceless here.

Just. Sufficient for the day! And now the day

Is done. Come to your chamber—lean on me—

Livia and I will see that all is fast;

And, that all seen to, ere we sleep ourselves,

Come to your bedside for your blessing. Hark!