And all thy cares.... I wonder how before
This satisfied companionship I bore
The old dull days, for thou with marriage gave
So much! And yet,—bear with me, dear!—My brave
Heart seems defenceless now! Those days of yore
Full of ambitious dreams, beyond my reach
Have vanished far. O love me! since the whole
Of life is narrowed down to this! and teach
Me willing subjugation, as years roll,—
Be more than lost ambitions I beseech,—