II.— RACHEL.

You loved her, and would lie all night

Thinking how beautiful she was,

And what to do for her delight.

Now both are bound with alien laws!

Be patient; put your heart to school;

Weep if you will, but not despair;

The trust that nought goes wrong by rule

Should ease this load the many bear.

Love, if there's heav'n, shall meet his dues,

Though here unmatch'd, or match'd amiss;

Meanwhile, the gentle cannot choose

But learn to love the lips they kiss.

Ne'er hurt the homely sister's ears

With Rachel's beauties; secret be

The lofty mind whose lonely tears

Protest against mortality.