There mingled, heard or not. The powers of song

I left not uninvoked; and, in still groves,

Where mild enthusiasts tuned a pensive lay

Of thanks and expectation, in accord

With their belief, I sang Saturnian rule

Returned,—a progeny of golden years

Permitted to descend, and bless mankind.

—With promises the Hebrew Scriptures teem:

I felt their[267] invitation; and resumed

A long-suspended office in the House