Be owed a debt of thankfulness that we
No longer tread the paths of level Pope
Or read those words that are not English-born.
(K. B. 16. V.)
THE CLOUDS
Among the spirits of the nearer air
There are three children of the sun and sea—
The Genii of the clouds; it is their care
To give the ocean’s bounty to the earth:
Oft they retain it in a time of dearth,