He was not all a father's heart could wish;
But oh, he was my son! my only son.
Source: Orra. Act III, Sc. 2, 1812.
-- Joanna Baillie, (Sep 11 1762-1851), Scottish poet, dramatist; Her plays, mainly in verse, were highly praised at a period when serious drama was in decline; wrote her Plays on the Passions, 3 vol., 1798-1812.