Of life impetuous, his youthful form

Bore stamp already of the venturous will

Of a gay, dashing cavalier outgiven

To heedless coursings in the round of sense.

And yet there dwelt adeep within his breast

A living well of tenderness that flowed

In gentle care for Hubert, his beloved

And only brother.

Hubert (a twelvemonth

Scarce younger) stood between his tempted soul