SONG

IN PRAISE OF MISS ISABELLA JOHNSTON, AFTERWARDS
      MRS. LAWS OF SPRINGWELL, THE POET'S COUSIN.

                                (Written in 1839)

              I GAVE my love a chain of gold
                  Around her neck to bind;
              She keeps me in a faster hold,
                  And captivates my mind.

              Methinks that mine's the harder part:
                  Whilst, 'neath her lovely chin,
              She carries links outside her heart,
                  My fetters are within.