Of beechen buds that burst their sheath,

And twining tendrils, while beneath,

Where twisted roots made hollows meet,

Grew budding primrose at my feet.

There all the riddles of a life

Which vexes me with aimless strife;

The broken thoughts, that not with pain

Nor patience ere will meet again,

Were laid aside, nay, seemed to drop

As, when loud jarring voices stop,