Before us lay a painful road, And guidance have I sought in duteous love From Wisdom's heavenly Father. Hence hath flowed Patience, with trust that, whatsoe'er the way Each takes in this high matter, all may move Cheered with the prospect of a brighter day.
1839-40 Sonnets upon the Punishment of Death, no.14,'Apology', l.9-14 (published in the Quarterly Review 1841).
