And therefore in his soul he felt that peace
Which follows painful duty well perform’d, ...
Perfect and heavenly peace, ... the peace of God.
VIII.
ALPHONSO.
Fain would Pelayo have that hour obey’d
The call, commencing his adventurous flight,
As one whose soul impatiently endured
His country’s thraldom, and in daily prayer
Imploring her deliverance, cried to Heaven,