So sweet, so rare when thus, that I

Gaze on't with joy, nay ecstacy!

"For when 'tis thus, you'll also see

That eye still richer gifts express—

And on that lip there oft will be

A sighing smile of tenderness!

"Yes! here a matchless spirit dwells

E'en for that lovely dwelling fit!—

I gaze on her—my bosom swells

With feelings, thoughts,——oh! exquisite!