As if she blush'd at holding sucha light,

Ev'n in the unseen presence of the night!

CXXIV.

Whereas her tragic cheek is truly pale,

And colder than the rude and ruffian air

That howls into her ear a horrid tale

Of storm and wreck, and uttermost despair,

Saying, "Leander floats amid the surge,

And those are dismal waves that sing his dirge."

CXXV.