But coldness and aversion; how to shun me,

And turn me forth a friendless wanderer.

Aust. Lady, for your peace,

Think, conscience is the deepest source of anguish:

A bosom, free like yours, has life's best sunshine;

'Tis the warm blaze in the poor herdsman's hut;

That, when the storm howls o'er his humble thatch,

Brightens his clay-built walls, and cheers his soul.

Countess. O father, reason is for moderate sorrows;