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200 With ostentatious zeal.—Along the floor

Of the small Cottage in the lonely Dell

A grateful Couch was spread for our repose;

Where, in the guise of Mountaineers, we slept,

Stretched upon fragrant heath, and lulled by sound

Of far-off Torrents charming the still night,

And to tired limbs and over-busy thoughts

Inviting sleep and soft forgetfulness.

END OF THE FOURTH BOOK.