Nor are thy tones unanswered, where she builds

Such monuments of regal sway. These wide,

Untrodden forests eloquently speak,

Whether the breath of Summer stir their depths,

Or the hoarse moaning of November’s blast

Strip from the boughs their covering.

All the air

Is now instinct with life. The merry hum

Of the returning bee, and the blithe song

Of fluttering bird, mocking the solitude,