Within its winding citadel, the stone

Holds multitudes. But chief the forest boughs,

That dance unnumbered to the playful breeze,

The downy orchard, and the melting pulp

Of mellow fruit, the nameless nations feed

Of evanescent insects. Where the pool

Stands mantled o’er with green, invisible,

Amid the floating verdure, millions stray:

*   *   *   * Nor is the stream

Of purest crystal, nor the lucid air,