When first on this delightful land he spreads

His orient beams on herb, tree, fruit, and flower,

Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth,

After soft showers; and sweet the coming on

Of grateful evening mild; then silent night

With this her solemn bird, and this fair moon,

And these the gems of heaven, her starry train.

SHAKESPEARE.

To be, or not to be, that is the question;

Whether 't is nobler in the mind to suffer