It couldna get a bite o' cheese,
For cheetie-poussie-cattie, O.
It said unto the cheesikie,
"Oh fain wad I be at ye, O,
If 't were na for the cruel paws
O' cheetie-poussie-cattie, O."
[99]. "On What Wings Dare He Aspire."
The verb dare (I gather from Webster) was once used only in the past tense, the preterite; for "dare he" therefore in this poem we should now write dared he.
[100].
Andrew Marvell has three rare charms—his poetry is wholly his own; it is as delightful as the sound of his name; and the face in his portrait is as enchanting as either.