In happy childhood; trees, and flowers, and brooks,

Which do remember me of where I dwelt

Ere my young mind was sacrificed to books,

Come as of yore upon me, and can melt

My heart with recognition of their looks:

And even at moments I could think I see

Some living thing to love—but none like thee.

VIII.

Here are the Alpine landscapes which create

A fund for contemplation.—to admire