And by the river’s side were seen

Hazel and willow palely green,

While in the woods, by bank and stream

And hollows shut from daylight gleam,

Where tall trees wept their freshening dews,

Each shrub preserved its summer hues.

Nor this alone. From branch and trunk

The withered wild-vines coldly shrunk,

The woodland fruits hung ripe or dry,

The leaf-strown brook flowed voiceless by;