His descent was like nightfall.
A young man is embarrassed to question an older one.
Few sons are equal to their fathers; most fall short, all too few surpass them.
Thou knowst the oer-eager vehemence of youth,How quick in temper, and in judgement weak.
Nor can one word be chang'd but for a worse.
Why have you come to me here, dear heart, with all these instructions? I promise you I will do everything just as you ask. But come closer. Let us give in to grief, however briefly, in each other's arms.