"That I came hither; neither have I found

Among associates who have power of speech,

Nor in such other converse as is here,

Temptation so prevailing as to change

That mood, or undermine my first resolve."

Then, speaking in like careless sort, he said

To my benign Companion,—"Pity 'tis

That fortune did not guide you to this house

A few days earlier; then would you have seen

What stuff the Dwellers in a solitude,