Each dawn had wafted there her light canoe,

Laden with all the golden fruits that grew;

Each eve had seen her gliding through the hour

With all could cheer or deck their sparry bower;

And now she spread her little store with smiles,

The happiest daughter of the loving isles.

IX.

She, as he gazed with grateful wonder, pressed

Her sheltered love to her impassioned breast;190

And suited to her soft caresses, told