With aught, as more desirable and fair,

Devised by fancy for the golden age;

Or the perpetual warbling that prevails

In Arcady,[DE] beneath unaltered skies,

Through the long year in constant quiet bound,

Night hushed as night, and day serene as day!'

—But why this tedious record?—Age, we know,

Is garrulous; and solitude is apt

To anticipate the privilege of Age.

From far ye come; and surely with a hope