I.

Had I the sweet resounding lyre,

Whose voice could in a moment chain

The howling wind's ungoverned ire,

And movement of the raging main,

On savage hills the leopard rein,

The lion's fiery soul entrance,

And lead along with golden tones

The fascinated trees and stones

In voluntary dance;

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