No! howsoe'er the semblance thou assume

Of hate, thou hatest not the gentle Muse,

My Father! for thou never bad'st me tread

The beaten path and broad that leads right on 85

To opulence, nor didst condemn thy son

To the insipid clamours of the bar,

To laws voluminous and ill observed;

But, wishing to enrich me more, to fill

My mind with treasure, ledst me far away 90

From city din to deep retreats, to banks