18.12.2012, 12:38
Is it misanthropic the Muse to say
That when again dawns each recurring day
The mind should glance as if it then had met
An entrance of a road with briars set ?
And when mild evening gathers, the glad thought
Should be almost rejoicing that it brought
Nearer the end, as when a journey ta'en
The trav'ller calculates what does remain
Of the path, mark'd his wand'ring steps to tread
Each one leading him nearer to the bed
From which no more his weary form shall rise,
Illumin'd by the stars as watching eyes,
Or him, appointed " Labours" to perform,
Who fear'd them as he would an over whelming storm ?
That when again dawns each recurring day
The mind should glance as if it then had met
An entrance of a road with briars set ?
And when mild evening gathers, the glad thought
Should be almost rejoicing that it brought
Nearer the end, as when a journey ta'en
The trav'ller calculates what does remain
Of the path, mark'd his wand'ring steps to tread
Each one leading him nearer to the bed
From which no more his weary form shall rise,
Illumin'd by the stars as watching eyes,
Or him, appointed " Labours" to perform,
Who fear'd them as he would an over whelming storm ?