... wrong and strife,
(By nature transient) than such torpid life!
The silent Heavens have goings-on;
The stars have tasks—but these have none! 1820.
(By nature transient) than such torpid life;
Life which the very stars reprove
As on their silent tasks they move! 1827.
[2] 1827.
... and ... 1820.
[3] 1836.
... suffers ... 1820.
[4] The last four lines were added in 1820.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] Compare the Ode to Duty, l. 47 (vol. iii. p. 41).—Ed.
[B] Compare, in the Ode to Duty, l. 48—