With its resigning odours; the rich hues

Wherein the gay leaves revel to their fall;

The deep blue sky; the misty distances,

And splashing fountains; and I thought I heard

A magic service of meandering music

Threading the glades and stealing on the lawns.

Was I mistaken?

Re-enter Tristram unperceived; he stands by listening at back, as if waiting to be observed.

F.Nay, nay: there was music.

But why the jocund morn so dissolutely