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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT FURNESS ABBEY (1), by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Here, where, of havoc tired and rash undoing
Last Line: Where, cavendish, 'thine' seems nothing but a name!
Subject(s): Furness Abbey; Abbey Of St. Mary
First Line: Here, where, of havoc tired and rash undoing
Last Line: Where, cavendish, 'thine' seems nothing but a name!
Subject(s): Furness Abbey; Abbey Of St. Mary
HERE, where, of havoc tired and rash undoing,
Man left this Structure to become Time's prey
A soothing spirit follows in the way
That Nature takes, her counter-work pursuing.
See how her Ivy clasps the sacred Ruin
Fall to prevent or beautify decay;
And, on the mouldered walls, how bright, how gay,
The flowers in pearly dews their bloom renewing!
Thanks to the place, blessings upon the hour;
Even as I speak the rising Sun's first smile
Gleams on the grass-crowned top of yon tall Tower
Whose cawing occupants with joy proclaim
Prescriptive title to the shattered pile
Where, Cavendish, 'thine' seems nothing but a name!
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