Ob, for, because of, keep her claws off! Tush!
Law in a man takes the whole liberty:
The muse is fettered: just as Ovid found!)
And now, sea widens and the coast is clear.
What of the dubious act you bade excuse?
Surely things broaden, brighten, till at length
Remains—so far from act that needs defence—
Apology to make for act delayed
One minute, let alone eight mortal months
Of hesitation! "Why procrastinate?"