From morn till night, from night
till startled morn
Peeps blushing on the revel’s
laughing crew,
The song is heard, the rosy garland
worn;
Devices quaint, and frolics ever
new,
Tread on each other’s kibes.
A long adieu
He bids to sober joy that here sojourns:
Nought interrupts the riot, though
in lieu
Of true devotion monkish incense
burns,
And love and prayer unite, or rule the hour by turns.
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