Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HARBOR, by ROBERT SOUTHEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Scattered within the peaceful bay Last Line: Without a calm delight. Subject(s): Boston | ||||||||
SCATTERED within the peaceful bay Many a fair isle and islet lay, And rocks and banks which threatened there No peril to the mariner. The shores which bent around were gay With maizals, and with pastures green, And rails and hedge-row trees between, And fields for harvest white, And dwellings sprinkled up and down; And round about the clustered town, Which rose in sunshine bright, Was many a sheltered garden spot, And many a sunny orchard plot, And bowers which might invite The studious man to take his seat Within their quiet, cool retreat, When noon was at its height. No heart that was at ease, I ween, Could gaze on that surrounding scene Without a calm delight. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CLEAR AND COLDER; BOSTON COMMON by ROBERT FROST THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM by AMY LOWELL THE SEVEN CITIES OF AMERICA by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SUNDAY IN BOSTON by JOHN UPDIKE BOSTON YEAR by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER THE THANKSGIVING IN BOSTON HARBOR [JUNE 12, 1630] by HEZEKIAH BUTTERWORTH BISHOP BRUNO by ROBERT SOUTHEY |
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