On thine unfathomed page. Each leafy bough

That lifts itself within thy proud domain

Doth gather greenness from thy living spray,

And tremble at the baptism. Lo! yon birds

Do venture boldly near, bathing their wings

Amid thy foam and mist. 'Tis meet for them

To touch thy garment here, or lightly stir

The snowy leaflets of this vapor wreath,

Who sport unharmed on the fleecy cloud,

And listen to the echoing gate of heaven