[fol. 407.]
Upon a young lady, who died on seeing her lover,[185] Mr Dawson,[186] executed on the 30th of July 1746.
As the fair martyr her dear lover saw
Lie the pale victim of inhuman law,
His gen'rous blood distilling all around,
And life, swift ebbing, thro' each crimson wound;
It seemed as if from mortal passion freed
She blest his death, for honour doom'd to bleed.
But when, high-raised, she saw the panting heart,