Danc’d to the murmuring rill on Lomond’s wave,

Or sighed for thy sweet presence some dark night

When thou wert hidden in thy monthly grave,[357]

If e’er on wings which active fancy gave 5

I sought thy golden vale with dancing flight

Then stretcht at ease in some sequestered cave

Gaz’d on thy lovely Nymphs with fond delight,

Thy Nymphs with more than earthly beauty bright,

If e’er thy beam, as Smyrna’s shepherds tell, 10

Soft as the gentle kiss of amorous maid