Precludes, and charity beyond the bounds 285

Of charity—an overflowing love,

Not for the creature only, but for all

That is around them, love for every thing

Which in this happy region they behold!

Thus do we soothe ourselves, and when the thought 290

Is past we blame it not for having come.

What, if I floated down a pleasant Stream

And now am landed, and the motion gone,

Shall I reprove myself? Ah no, the stream