It sweetly falls with earth-renewing force.

Not April’s rapid change from grief to mirth

Excites its fall, but calm, determined thought

Of middle age, of deeds from judgment wrought;

He recks not blame, but still pursues his course.

Aged, yet of awesome beauty is the third,

Of flashing eye and sullen, scornful brow—

With an imperious hand she guides her herd

Of wild, tempestuous mood; quick roused to ire

Is she, slow to forgive, of vengeance dire;