XXIII + 

So on a pleasant morning, as he leant + 

Into the sunrise, o’er the balustrade + 

Of the garden-terrace, towards him they bent + 

Their footing through the dews; and to him said, + 

“You seem there in the quiet of content, + 

Lorenzo, and we are most loth to invade + 

Calm speculation; but if you are wise, + 

Bestride your steed while cold is in the skies. + 