“A sudden splendour seemed to kindle dayA breeze came breathing in a sweet perfumeBlown from eternal gardens, filled the room.”Thomas Parnell from the poem Piety, or the Vision.
“A fresher green the smelling leaves displayAnd glittering as they tremble, cheer the day.”Thomas Parnell from the poem The Hermit.
“Remote from man, with God he passed the days;Prayer all his business, all his pleasure praise.”Thomas Parnell The Hermit, line 5.