“Another wretch on this unlucky morn:

What are this foolish mirth, these idle joys?

Attempts to stifle doubt and fear by noise:

To me these robes, expressive of delight,

Foreshow distress, and only grief excite;

And for these cheerful friends, will they behold

Their wailing brood in sickness, want, and cold;

And his proud look, and her soft languid air

Will - but I spare you - go, unhappy pair!”

And now, approaching to the Journey’s end,