{Heir of Gorbonian! Brother gladly met, }

{Gorbonian's heir, my brother gladly met,}

Stanza 25

And what if o'er this bright unbosoming

A cloud of time, and envious fortune past!

Have we not seen the glories of the spring

By noontide darkness veiled and overcast?

The lakes that glittered like a sunbright shield,

The sky, the gay green field,

All vanish in a moment, as if night