Of that selfsame old station,

We lingered, till the whistle blew,

In blissful conversation.

What eyesore thou, old Porte Cochere,

To every traveller seemest!

To me, howe’er, thou shelter gave;

With memories dear thou teemest!

The station’s waiting-room with seats

Extending all around it,

‘Whelms me with recollections fond,