I looked,

And, in the likeness of a river, saw

Light flowing, from whose amber-seeming waves

Flash'd up effulgence, as they glided on

'Twixt banks, on either side, painted with spring,

Incredible how fair; and, from the tide,

There, ever and anon outstarting, flew

Sparkles instinct with life; and in the flowers

Did set them, like to rubies chased in gold;

Then, as if drunk with odours, plunged again