That yieldeth no such rich perfume?

The jessamine and fragrant rose

Surpass thee far, yet humbler those:

Nor does the woodbine e’er pretend

To cheer or to console a friend.

Cease, cease to promise happiness—

What widow’s desolate distress,

Or aged parent’s troubled soul

Hast thou been able to control?

Thou pretty groveler on the ground,