By the bright fire, the good Man's form, and face
Not less than beautiful;[489] an open brow
Of undisturbed humanity; a cheek
Suffused with something of a feminine hue;[GW]
Eyes beaming courtesy and mild regard;
But, in the quicker turns of the discourse,
Expression slowly varying, that evinced
A tardy apprehension. From a fount
Lost, thought I, in the obscurities of time,
But honoured once, those[490] features and that mien