• I Knew by the smoke that so gracefully curled
      Above the green elms, that a cottage was near,
    And I said, “If there ’s peace to be found in the world,
      A heart that is humble might hope for it here!”

    It was noon, and on flowers that languished around
      In silence reposed the voluptuous bee;
    Every leaf was at rest, and I heard not a sound...