Of harmony, with instinct more divine; 10 Type of the wise who soar, but never roam; True to the kindred points of Heaven and Home! 1827 No more of old romantic sorrows, 1835 EXTEMPORE EFFUSION UPON THE DEATH OF JAMES HOGG WHEN first, descending from the moorlands, When last along its banks I wandered, The mighty Minstrel breathes no longer, Nor has the rolling year twice measured, The rapt One, of the godlike forehead, 5 10 15 20 SONNETS COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, SEPTEMBER 3, 1802 EARTH has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, 5 Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. 'T was even thine, beloved woman mild! So for the mother's sake the child was dear, And dearer was the mother for the child. 1797 THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER PART I It is an ancient Mariner, 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, 5 The guests are met, the feast is set: He holds him with his skinny hand, He holds him with his glittering eye - 10 15 10 'The ship was cheered, the harbour cleared, Merrily did we drop TO A FRIEND WHO ASKED, HOW I FELT WHEN THE NURSE FIRST PRESENTED MY INFANT TO ME Below the kirk, below the hill, Below the lighthouse top. 1794 And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea. |