XXV + 

O ye whom tender love hath pained + 

Without the ken of parents both, + 

Whose hearts responsive have remained + 

To the impressions of our youth, + 

The all-entrancing joys of love⁠— + 

Young ladies, if ye ever strove + 

The mystic lines to tear away + 

A lover’s letter might convey, + 

Or into bold hands anxiously + 

Have e’er a precious tress consigned, + 

Or even, silent and resigned, + 

When separation’s hour drew nigh, + 

Have felt love’s agitated kiss + 

With tears, confused emotions, bliss⁠— + 