■ Not undeliglitfvil now to pace 

 The forest's ample rounds ; 

 And see the spangled branches shine, 

 And mark the moss of many a hue, 

 That varies the old trees' brown bark, 

 Or o'er the gray stone spreads ; 

 And see the cluster'd berries bright 

 Amid the holly's gay green leaves; 

 The ivj'^ round the leafless oak, 

 That clasps its foliage close. 

 So virtue, diffident of strength, 

 Clings to religion's firmer aid ; 

 So by religion's aid vipheld 

 Endures calamity." 



SOUTHEY. 



