Shared the gray seneschal's high toil,
And spoke of danger with a smile;
Cheer'd the young knights, and council sage
Held with the chiefs of riper age.
The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Canto 3.
Woman's faith and woman's trust,
Write the characters in dust.
The Betrothed.
Ne'er did Grecian chisel trace
A Nymph, or Naiad, or a Grace,