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SONNETS ON THE SCENERY OF THE ESK: 4, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Delightful 'tis, and soothing sweet, at eve
Last Line: Looks on thy pool its loveliness to view.
Alternate Author Name(s): Delta
Subject(s): Esk (river), Scotland; Landscape


DELIGHTFUL 'tis, and soothing sweet, at eve,
When sunlight like a dream hath passed away
O'er Pentland's far-off peaks, and shades of grey
Around the landscape enviously weave,—
To saunter o'er this high walk canopied
With scented hawthorn, while the trellised bowers
Are rich with rose and honeysuckle flowers,
And gaze o'er plains and woods outstretching wide
Till bounded by the Morphoot's heights of blue,
That range along the low south-west afar;
And thee, translucent Esk, with face of blue;
While, as enamoured, evening's first fair star
Looks on thy pool its loveliness to view.





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