despondency:anode oppress'dwithgrief,oppress'dwithcare, aburdenmorethanicanbear, isetmedownandsigh olife!thouartagallingload, alongarough,awearyroad, towretchessuchasi! dimbackwardasicastmyview, whatsick'ningscenesappear! whatsorrowsyetmaypiercemethrough, toojustlyimayfear! stillcaring,despairing, mustbemybitterdoom mywoeshereshallclosene'er butwiththeclosingtomb! happy!yesonsofbusylife, who,equaothebustlingstrife, nootherviewregard! ev'nwhenthewishedend'sdenied, yetwhilethebusymeansareplied, theybringtheirownreward: whilsti,ahope-abandon'dwight, unfittedwithanaim, meetev'rysadreturningnight, andjoylessmornthesame! you,bustling,andjustling, forgeteachgriefandpain i,listless,yetrestless, findev'ryprospectvain. howblestthesolitary'slot, who,all-forgetting,allforgot, withinhishumblecell, thecavern,wildwithtanglingroots, sitso'erhisnewlygather'dfruits, besidehiscrystalwell! orhaply,tohisev'ningthought, byunfrequentedstream, thewaysofmenaredistantbrought, afaint,collecteddream whilepraising,andraising histhoughtstoheav'nonhigh, aswand'ring,meand'ring, heviewsthesolemnsky. thani,nolonelyhermitplac'd whereneverhumanfootsteptrac'd, lessfittoplaythepart, theluckymomenttoimprove, andjusttostop,andjusttomove, withself-respectingart: butah!thosepleasures,loves,andjoys, whichitookeenlytaste, thesolitarycandespise, canwant,andyetbeblest! heneedsnot,heheedsnot, orhumanloveorhate whilstiheremustcryhere atperfidyingrate! o,enviable,earlydays, whendancingthoughtlesspleasure'smaze, tocare,toguiunknown! howillexchang'dforripertimes, tofeehefollies,orthecrimes, ofothers,ormyown! yetinyelvesthatguilesssport, likelinnetsinthebush, yelittleknowtheillsyecourt, whenmanhoodisyourwish! thelosses,thecrosses, thatactivemanengage thefearsall,thetearsall, ofdimdecliningage!