Thanks given for that becoming courtesy,
Their place I took—and for a grateful office[861]
Pregnant with recollections of the time
When, on thy bosom, spacious Windermere![KT]
A Youth, I practised this delightful art;
Tossed on the waves alone, or 'mid a crew
Of joyous comrades. Soon as the reedy marge
Was cleared, I dipped, with arms accordant, oars[862]
Free from obstruction; and the boat advanced
Through crystal water, smoothly as a hawk,