A bright torch, and a casement ope at night,

To let the warm Love in!

John Keats.

CXCIV
THE SUNFLOWER.

Ah Sunflower! weary of time,

Who countest the steps of the sun;

Seeking after that sweet golden clime

Where the traveller’s journey is done;

Where the Youth pined away with desire, 5

And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow,