matchless hand with fiouspir'd!
no guess could tell what instrument appear'd,
but all the soul of music's self was heard;
harmonious cert rung in every part,
while simple melody pour'd moving on the heart.
the genius of the stream in front appears,
a venerable chief advanc'd in years;
his hoary head with water-lilies 'd,
his manly leg with garter-tangle bound.
came the loveliest pair in all the ring,
sweet female beauty hand in hand with spring;
then, 'd with flow'ry hay, came rural joy,
and summer, with his fervid-beaming eye;
The Brigs Of Ayr(18/20)