1. Never did he blame her, though he told
Of her keeping away, of her refusing him,

2. So that some merit beyond attainment was his—
As if highness of nature had said to him, “Be!”

3. And he never listened to the counsels of Time
When it said, as to wealth, “Be generous with it!”

4. In it are hopes for me, whenever she is late—
What came before of it is enough for me.