And nearer, closing round the nest,
The home of all the 'living crest,'
Other rocks and mountains stand,
Rugged, yet a guardian band,
Like those that did, in fable old,
Elysium from the world enfold.
". . . . . . . Companions meet
Thou shalt have in thy retreat:
One of long-tried love and truth;
Thine in age as thine in youth;