But never find self-satisfying solution.

And now take the opening stanza of Thalaba:—

How beautiful is night

A dewy freshness fills the silent air;

No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain,

Breaks the serene of heaven.

In full-orb'd glory yonder Moon divine

Rolls through the dark blue depths.

Beneath her steady ray

The desert circle spreads,