How sweet a thing it is to wear a crown,

Within whose circuit is Elysium

And all that poets feign of bliss and joy!

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Henry VI. Part III. Act i. Sc. 2.

While fancy, like the finger of a clock,

Runs the great circuit, and is still at home.

William Cowper (1731-1800): The Task. Book iv. The Winter Evening. Line 118.