Answer:
The allusion to Midas reveals the differences in ages between the speaker and the chaperon. This allusion is higlighted in the explanation
Explanation:
And as those aged crickets chirp,
I watch my chaperon's face,
And see the<u> dear old features take
</u>
A<em> new and tender grace</em>;
And in her happy eyes I see
<u>Her youth awakening bright,</u>
With all its hope, desire, delight--
Ah, me! <u>I wish that I were quite
</u>
<u>As young--as young as she! </u>