CANTO II.

I. Adieu! ye pleasures of the sylvan scene,

Where peace, and calm contentment dwell serene:

To me, in vain, on earth’s prolific soil

With summer crowned, th’ Elysian vallies smile;

To me those happier scenes no joy impart,

But tantalize with hope my aching heart:

Ye tempests! o’er my head congenial roll