XVIII + 

When, wise at length, we seek repose + 

Beneath the flag of Quietude, + 

When Passion’s fire no longer glows + 

And when her violence reviewed⁠— + 

Each gust of temper, silly word, + 

Seems so unnatural and absurd: + 

Reduced with effort unto sense, + 

We hear with interest intense + 

The accents wild of other’s woes, + 

They stir the heart as heretofore. + 

So ancient warriors, battles o’er, + 

A curious interest disclose + 

In yarns of youthful troopers gay, + 

Lost in the hamlet far away. + 