‘The dancing pair that simply sought renown,

By holding out to tire each other down;

The swain mistrustless of his smutted face,

While secret laughter tittered round the place;

The bashful virgin’s sidelong looks of love,

The matron’s glance, that would those looks reprove.

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‘No more thy glassy brook reflects the day,

But choked with sedges works its weedy way;

Along thy glade, a solitary guest,