Aboutmidwayintheshortvistawhichmydreamyvisiontookin，onesmallcircularisland，profuselyverdured，reposeduponthebosomofthestream。
SoblendedbankandshadowthereThateachseemedpendulousinairsomirror-likewastheglassywater，thatitwasscarcelypossibletosayatwhatpointupontheslopeoftheemeraldturfitscrystaldominionbegan。
Mypositionenabledmetoincludeinasingleviewboththeeasternandwesternextremitiesoftheislet；andIobservedasingularly-markeddifferenceintheiraspects。Thelatterwasalloneradiantharemofgardenbeauties。Itglowedandblushedbeneaththeeyesoftheslantsunlight，andfairlylaughedwithflowers。Thegrasswasshort，springy，sweet-scented，andAsphodel-interspersed。
Thetreeswerelithe，mirthful，erectbright，slender，andgraceful，ofeasternfigureandfoliage，withbarksmooth，glossy，andparti-colored。Thereseemedadeepsenseoflifeandjoyaboutall；andalthoughnoairsblewfromouttheheavens，yeteverythinghadmotionthroughthegentlesweepingstoandfroofinnumerablebutterflies，thatmighthavebeenmistakenfortulipswithwings。
Theotheroreasternendoftheislewaswhelmedintheblackestshade。Asombre，yetbeautifulandpeacefulgloomherepervadedallthings。Thetreesweredarkincolor，andmournfulinformandattitude，wreathingthemselvesintosad，solemn，andspectralshapesthatconveyedideasofmortalsorrowanduntimelydeath。Thegrassworethedeeptintofthecypress，andtheheadsofitsbladeshungdroopingly，andhitherandthitheramongitweremanysmallunsightlyhillocks，lowandnarrow，andnotverylong，thathadtheaspectofgraves，butwerenot；althoughoverandallaboutthemtherueandtherosemaryclambered。Theshadeofthetreesfellheavilyuponthewater，andseemedtoburyitselftherein，impregnatingthedepthsoftheelementwithdarkness。Ifanciedthateachshadow，asthesundescendedlowerandlower，separateditselfsullenlyfromthetrunkthatgaveitbirth，andthusbecameabsorbedbythestream；whileothershadowsissuedmomentlyfromthetrees，takingtheplaceoftheirpredecessorsthusentombed。