From thy broad nostrils, black and wet, arise

Thy breath's soft fumes; and on the still air swells,

Like happy hymn, thy lowing's mellow strain.

In the grave sweetness of thy tranquil eyes

Of emerald, broad and still reflected dwells

All the divine green silence of the plain.

X TO PHŒBUS APOLLO

The sovereign driver

Of the ethereal chariot

Whips the fiery wing-footed steeds—