And if we do but watch the hour,There never yet was human powerWhich could evade, if unforgiven,The patient search and vigil longOf him who treasures up a wrong. Mazeppa (1819)
But yet she listen'd—'tis enough—Who listens once will listen twice;Her heart, be sure, is not of ice,And one refusal no rebuff. Mazeppa (1819)
"Bring forth the horse!" — the horse was brought;In truth, he was a noble steed,A Tartar of the Ukraine breed,Who look'd as though the speed of thoughtWere in his limbs. Mazeppa (1819)