The voice of gladness, less and less supply
Of outward sunshine and internal warmth;
And, with this change, sharp air and falling leaves,
Foretelling aged Winter's desolate sway.[454]
"How gay the habitations that bedeck[455]
This fertile valley! Not a house but seems
To give assurance of content within;[GN]
Embosomed happiness, and placid love;
As if the sunshine of the day were met
With answering brightness in the hearts of all