...happy hills, ah pleasing shade, Ah fields belov'd in vain, Where once my careless childhood play'd, A stranger yet to pain! I feel the gales that from...fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast...

...happy hills, ah, pleasing shade, Ah, fields belov'd in vain, Where once my careless childhood stray 'd, A stranger yet to pain ! I feel the gales, that from...fresh their gladsome wing. My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast...

...happy hills, ah pleasing shade, Ah fields belov'd in vain, Where once my careless childhood play'd, A stranger yet to pain! I feel the gales that from...fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast...

...happy hills, ah, pleasing shade, Ah, fields belov'd in vain, Where once my careless childhood stray 'd, A stranger yet to pain ! I feel the gales, that from...fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames, for thou hast...

...happy hills, ah, pleasing shade, Ah, fields belov'd in vain, Where once my careless childhood stray'tl, A stranger yet to pain ! I feel the gales, that from...As waving fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul thejr seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. Say, father Thames,...

...from you blow A momentary bliss bcstow ; As, waving fresh their gladsome wing. My weary soul they secm to sooth, And, redolent of joy and youth , To breathe...Say, father Thames , for thou hast seen Full many a sprigbUy race, Disporting on thy margent green, The paths of pleasurc trace : Who Coremost now delight...

...inspiration of tlie scene, and I almost involuntarily exclaim, ' Thank God, I am with you once again ! ' " ' I feel the gales that from ye blow, A momentary bliss bestow, As waving ftcsh jour gladsome win; My buoyant soul you seem to sootbe, And redolent with scenes of youth, I breatbe...

...happy hills, ah, pleasing shade, Ah, fields belov'd in vain, Where once my careless childhood stray'd, A stranger yet to pain? I feel the gales, that from...redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. His momentary bliss and nostalgic look at the Eton schoolboys collapse in the face of adult reality,...

...beloved in vain, Where once my careless childhood strayed, A stranger yet to pain! I feel the glades, that from ye blow, A momentary bliss bestow, As waving...fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring. (PTG 57) refresh and console him'.27...

...ah pleating fhade! Ah fields belov'd in va n ! Where once my carelefs childhood ftray'd, A ftranger yet to pain ! I feel, the gales that from ye blow, A momentary blifs beftow, As waving frefh their gladfome wing. My weary foul they feem to footh. And, redolent...