PHILL1DA AND CORIDON. 127 



for another kiss. Bat there is no setting forth 

 the ineffable grace and sweetness of their chaste 

 behavior. I looked and looked, till a passing 

 carriage frightened them away. They were 

 only common cedar-birds ; if I were to see them 

 again I should not know them ; but if my pen 

 were equal to my wish, they should be made 

 immortal. 



