Seemed present; and, attention now relaxed,

A heart-felt chillness crept along my veins.

I rose; and, having left the breezy shade,

Stood drinking comfort from the warmer sun,

That had not cheered me long—ere, looking round[72]

Upon that tranquil Ruin, I returned,

And begged of the old Man that, for my sake,

He would resume his story.

He replied,

"It were a wantonness, and would demand