Though on that head there bent the rarest plume,

Thy looks could well a loftier air assume;

Though theirs the pride of coronet and crest,

Thyself wert clad in Inspiration's vest:

And all these baubles, beauteous in the sight,

Might veil their lustre in thy glorious light.

Then, lady, call it not a "selfish strain,"

Thy supplicating wish to "come again."

Deem not the "village inn" "no fitting place"

To greet congenial feeling face to face;