And where the woods fence off the northern blast,

The season smiles, resigning all its rage,

And has the warmth of May. The vault is blue,

Without a cloud, and white without a speck

The dazzling splendour of the scene below.

Again the harmony comes o’er the vale;

And through the trees I view th’ embattled tow’r,

Whence all the music. I again perceive

The soothing influence of the wafted strains,

And settle in soft musings as I tread