Our rural church,—by rocks o'er-canopied,—

Where with her stately husband and their group

Of younglings bright, each in the accustom'd seat,

How many a glance was toward her beauty bent

Admiringly.

In those primeval days

The aristocracy that won respect,

Sprang not from wealth alone, but laid its base

In goodness and in virtue. Thus she held

Her healthful influence in society