Bright threads of silver net the ground;

And down, the entangled brakes among,

The white rill sparkling winds along:

Then, as the pausing zephyrs breathe,

The billowy mist recedes beneath;

Slow, as it rolls away, unfold

The vale’s fresh glories green and gold;

Dove[[1]] laughs, and shakes his tresses bright,

And trails afar a line of light.

Now glows the illumin’d landscape round!