When each, however you reject him now,

Believes you might be won hereafter still,

Were not another to divide the field;

Each upon each charging the exigence

He will not see lies in himself alone,

Might draw the scarcely sheathèd sword at once;

Or stifled hate under a hollow truce

Blaze out anew at some straw’s provocation,

And I perhaps not by to put it out.

Just. What can, what can be done then?