1. How often have I been alone with whom I love
Yet modesty, fear of God and caution deny me

2. And how often have I attained whom I love
Yet jest, excuse and gaze satisfy me

3. I love the sailing men and I love to sit with them
Yet I have no part in their sin or danger

4. Such love is not the doing of wrong
There is no good in a delight that is followed by hell