Sentence:  Nor thou with shadow'd hint confuse / A life that <WSD>leads</WSD> melodious days. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).