Her deep soul-fire from eyes wherein it sunk

And slowly waned away to smouldering dreams,

Fathomless with thought, far in their dove-gray gleams.

And so for those most serious eyes and lips,

Faint, filmy features, all the music slips

Of buoyant being bubbling to his voice

To chant her praises; and with nervous poise

His fleet, trained fingers call from her long lute

Such riotous notes as must make madly mute

The nightingale that listens quivering.