Atlength she yielded to this suitor rude:—­
          No grief so great, but what may be subdued. 
          ’Twould in the pirate doubtless have been wise,
          The belle to move, and thus prevent surprise;
          But who, from folly in amours is free? 
          The god of love and wisdom ne’er agree.

          Whileour gay pirate thought himself at ease,
          The wind quite fair to sail when he might please,
          Dame Fortune, sleepy only while we wake,
          And slily watching when repose we take,
          Contrived a trick the cunning knave to play,
          And this was put in force ere break of day.

          A Lord, the owner of a neighb’ring seat,
          Unmarried;—­fond of what was nice and neat,
          Without attachment, and devoid of care,
          Save something new to meet among the fair;
          Grew tired of those he long around had viewed,
          Now constantly, in thought, our belle pursued. 
          He’d money, friends, and credit all his days,
          And could two thousand men at pleasure raise: 
          One charming morn, together these he brought;
          Said he, brave fellows, can it well be thought,
          That we allow a pirate, (dire disgrace!)
          To plunder as he likes before our face,
          And make a slave of one whose form ’s divine? 
          Let’s to the castle, such is my design,
          And from the ruffian liberate the fair;
          This evening ev’ry one will here repair,
          Well armed, and then in silence we’ll proceed,
          (By night ’tis nothing will impede,)
          And ere Aurora peeps, perform the task;
          The only booty that I mean to ask
          Is this fair dame; but not a slave to make,
          I anxiously desire to let her take
          Whate’er is her’s:—­restore her honour too;
          All other things I freely leave to you;
          Men, horses, baggage, in a word, the whole
          Of what the knavish rascals now control. 
          Another thing, howe’er:—­I wish to hang
          The pirate instantly, before his gang.

          Thisspeech so well succeeded to inspire,
          That scarcely could the men retain their ire.

          Theevening came, the party soon arrived;
          They ate not much, but drink their rage revived. 
          By such expensive treats we’ve armies known,
          In Germany and Flanders overthrown;
          And our commander was of this aware
          ’Twas prudent, surely, no expense to spare.

          Theycarried ladders for the escalade,
          And each was furnished with a tempered blade;
          No other thing embarrassing they’d got;
          No drums; but all was silent as the grot.