(Her flowers were shed) the lily of the vale,[KW]

That loves the ground, and from the sun withholds

Her pensive beauty; from the breeze her sweets.

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Such product, and such pastime, did the place

And season yield; but, as we re-embarked,

Leaving, in quest of other scenes, the shore

Of that wild spot, the Solitary said

In a low voice, yet careless who might hear,

"The fire, that burned so brightly to our wish,