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, 5 10 15 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. 1807 |