And pausing as they neared me, for awhile,

Drew round, encircling, in converging rows,

Enshrouding me in incense. A repose

Crept through my senses, such as sweetly stole

Over the Lotus-eaters—such as throws

Its dreamy spells around the bounding soul,

Like silken lassos, where the waves of Lethé roll.

And I was borne aloft through azure air,

Her warm, white arms around me, and her cheek

Close pressed to mine; her cooling, curling hair