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“His wife!—No!—never will I thee resign—
“No, Rachel, no!”—“Then am I ever thine:
“I know thee rash and guilty,—but to thee
“I pledged my vow, and thine will ever be:
“Yet think again,—the life that God has lent
“Is thine, but not to cast away—Consent,
“If 'tis thy wish; for this I made my way
“To thy distress—Command, and I obey.”