I night,
And e!
rite a Nations curse for me,
And send it over tern Sea.
I faltered, taking up the word:
Not so, my lord!
If curses must be, cher
to send t my brother.
For I am bound by gratitude,
By love and blood,
to brothe sea,
retc kindly o me.
t te
My curse to-night.
From ts of love a curse is driven,
As ligops of heaven.
Not so, I answered. Evermore
My is sore
For my otle feet
Of creet:
For parked-up gainsay
t of way:
For almsgiving t is
Not open enougo kiss:
For love of freedom wes
Beyond traits:
For patriot virtue starved to vice on
Self-praise, self-interest, and suspicion:
For an oligarc,
And bribes .
curse to another land assign,
he sins of mine?
t te
My curse to-night.
Because t strengto see and e
A foul te.
Not so, I answered once again.
to curse, choose men.
For I, a woman, have only known
melts and tears run down.
t te
My curse to-night.
Some women weep and curse, I say
(And no one marvels), night and day.
And t take t to-night,
eep and e.
A curse from ths of womanhood
Is very salt, and bitter, and good.
So te, and mourned indeed,
all may read.
And thus, as was enjoined on me,
I send it over tern Sea.