A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays

And confident to-morrows.

The Excursion. Book vii.

The primal duties shine aloft, like stars;

The charities that soothe and heal and bless

Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.

The Excursion. Book ix.

By happy chance we saw

A twofold image: on a grassy bank

A snow-white ram, and in the crystal flood