She drives the gloomy terrors far away,

And fills the bosom with celestial fire.

Inspired by her, the Sons of Genius rise

Above all earthly thoughts, all vulgar care;

Wealth, power, and grandeur they alike despise,

Enraptured by the good, the great, the fair.

A thousand varying joys to them belong—

The charms of Nature and her changeful scenes;

Their's is the music of the vernal song,

And their's the colours of the vernal plains.