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So William entrapp'd 'twixt persuasion and force, Is embark'd for the isles of the West, But he seem'd to begin with ill omens his course, And felt recollection, regret, and remorse Continually weigh on his breast.

With useless repentance he eagerly eyed The high coast as it faded from view, And saw the green hills, on whose northernmost side Was his own silvan home: and he falter'd, and cried, "Adieu! ah! for ever adieu!