Thou magic lyre, whose fascinating sound

   Seduc'd the savage monsters from their cave,

Drew rocks and trees, and forms uncouth around,

   And bade wild Hebrus hush his list'ning wave;

No more thy undulating warblings flow...

I am monarch of all I survey,

    My right there is none to dispute;

From the center all round to the sea

    I am lord of the fowl and the brute.


O solitude! where are the charms

    That sages have seen in thy...