A gay recluse

On thee attending, happy shall I feel

Within the honey-scented grove to roam,

For thou e’en here canst nourish and protect;

And therefore other friend I cannot need.

To-day most surely with thee will I go,

And thus resolved, I must not be deny’d.

Roots and wild fruit shall be my constant food;

Nor will I near thee add unto thy cares,

Nor lag behind, nor forest-food refuse,