“Woo me not with sighs and tears,
“Woo me not with vows,” she said,
“Tell me not of doubts and fears;
“Deeds, not glowing words, I wed.
“Passion-pale I see thee stand;
“Let Love speak, but not in sighs—
“Passion but unnerves the hand,
“Drains the heart to wet the eyes.
“Who would win me must have won
“Rule right royal o’er his heart;