358 Thenne hee, wyth preestes, uponne hys knees, 368 Partake the nature of their fenny bed; harsh, And the soft slimy mallow of the marsh; Low on the ear the distant billows sound, And just in view appears their stony bound; No hedge nor tree conceals the glowing sun; Birds, save a wat'ry tribe, the district shun, Nor chirp among the reeds where bitter waters run. * Again, the country was enclosed, a wide And sandy road has banks on either side; Where, lo! a hollow on the left appeared, And there a gipsy tribe their tent had reared; 'Twas open spread, to catch the morning sun, And they had now their early meal begun, When two brown boys just left their grassy seat, 150 The early traveller with their prayers to greet: Trained but yet savage, in her speaking face The vice implanted in her youthful breast: On ragged rug, just borrowed from the bed, Of vigour palsied and of beauty stained; 171 Cursing his tardy aid her mother there With gipsy-state engrossed the only chair; Solemn and dull her look; with such she stands, And reads the milk-maid's fortune in her hands, Tracing the lines of life; assumed through To see the world in a grain of sand, TWO KINDS OF RICHES Since all the riches of all this world May be gifts from the devil and earthly kings, I should suspect that I worshipped the devil If I thanked God for worldly things. The countless gold of a merry heart, LOVE'S SECRET Never seek to tell thy love, Love that never told shall be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? 24 And I watered it in fears He took her with a sigh. Soon after she was gone from me, 12 8 4 |