Reserved in petto! Ay, and 'rich' beside—

'Rich'—how supremely did disdain curl nose!

All that I heard was—'wedded to a priest;'

Informants sunk youth, riches and the rest.

And so my lawless love disparted loves,

That loves might come together with a rush!

Surely this last achievement sucked me dry:

Indeed, that way my wits went. Mistress-queen,

Be merciful and let your subject slink

Into dark safety! He 's a beggar, see—