Thy cocoas and bananas, palms and yams,

And homestall thatch'd with leaves. But hast thou found

Their former charms? And, having seen our state,

Our palaces, our ladies, and our pomp

Of equipage, our gardens, and our sports,

And heard our music, are thy simple friends,

Thy simple fare, and all thy plain delights,

As dear to thee as once? And have thy joys

Lost nothing by comparison with ours?

Rude as thou art (for we return'd thee rude