...n of mind and heart, Though eager for the gains of crime, Or, at his chosen place and time, The strength to bear his evil part; And, shielded by his very Vice, Escapes from Crime by Cowardice. Ruth starts erect,—with bloodshot eye, And lips drawn tight across her teeth, Showing their locked embrace beneath, In the red firelight: “Mogg must die! Give me the knife!” The outl...