And straight all flush’d; so lisped tenderly,

“Lorenzo!”—here she ceased her timid quest,

But in her tone and look he read the rest.

Oh, Isabella! I can half perceive

That I might speak my grief into thine ear;

If thou did’st ever anything believe.

Believe how I love thee—believe how near

My soul is to its doom: I would not grieve

Thy hand by unwelcome pressing, would not fear

Thine eyes by gazing; but I cannot live