Hath shown herself disposed to music’s charms,

And with the viol held in nimble paw,

Scrapeth the tunes of mirthful melody.

Meanwhile, aroused from out her careless mood,

The Cow forgets her grazing on the grass,

Forgets the blades most choice and succulent,

Forgets the pail defrauded of its milk,

Forgets the aim and tenor of her life,

And rapt in rumination at the sound,

Listens, until the sweet mysterious strains