And by the magic of his touch at once

Transfigured, all its hidden virtues shine,

And in the eyes of the astonish’d clown

It gleams a diamond! Even thus transform’d,

Rude popular traditions and old tales

Shine as immortal poems, at the touch

Of some poor houseless, homeless, wandering bard,

Who had but a night’s lodging for his pains.

O there are brighter dreams than those of Fame,

Which are the dreams of Love! Out of the heart