More sweet than softest touch of Doric reed,

Or Lydian flute, can soothe the madding wind,

And through the stormy deep

Breathe thine own tender calm.

Thee, best beloved! the virgin train await

With songs, and festal rites, and joy to rove

Thy blooming wilds among,

And vales and dewy lawns,

With untired feet; and cull thy earliest sweets

To weave fresh garlands for the glowing brow