His heart was one of those which most enamour us,
Wax to receive, and marble to retain:
He was a lover of the good old school,
Who still become more constant as they cool.


Stanza 34; this can be compared to: "My heart is wax to be moulded as she pleases, but enduring as marble to retain", Miguel de Cervantes, The Little Gypsy - Beppo (1818)


His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain: He was a lover of the good old school, Who still become more...

His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain: He was a lover of the good old school, Who still become more...

His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain: He was a lover of the good old school, Who still become more...

His heart was one of those which most enamour us, Wax to receive, and marble to retain: He was a lover of the good old school, Who still become more...