Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOUNTAIN SPRITE, by THOMAS MOORE Poet's Biography First Line: In yonder valley there dwelt, alone Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas Subject(s): Fairies | ||||||||
IN yonder valley there dwelt, alone , A youth, whose moments had calmly flown, Till spells came o'er him, and, day and night, He was haunted and watched by a Mountain Sprite. As once, by moonlight, he wander'd o'er The golden sands of that island shore, A foot-print sparkled before his sight - Twas the fairy foot of the Mountain Sprite! Beside a fountain, one sunny day, As bending over the stream he lay, There peeped down o'er him two eyes of light, And he saw in that mirror the Mountain Sprite. He turned, but , lo , like a startled bird, That spirit fled! -and the youth but heard Sweet music, such as marks the flight Of some bird of song, from the Mountain Sprite. One night, still haunted by that bright look, The boy, bewildered , his pencil took, And, guided only by memory's light, Drew the once-seen form of the Moun tain Sprite. Oh thou, who lovest the shadow, cried A voice, low whispering by his side, Now turn and see, - here the youth's delight Sealed the rosy lips of the Mountain Sprite. Of all the Spirits of land and sea, Then rapt he murmured, "there's none like thee, " And oft, oh oft, may thy foot thus light " | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OPAL DREAM CAVE by KATHERINE MANSFIELD THE FAERY FOREST by SARA TEASDALE THE LAND OF HEART'S DESIRE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE FAIRY CHILD by JOHN ANSTER THE FORSAKEN MERMAN by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE LITTLE ELF-MAN by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS TAM O' SHANTER by ROBERT BURNS A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 19. THE FAIRY QUEEN PROSERPINA by THOMAS CAMPION A CANADIAN BOAT SONG; WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE by THOMAS MOORE |
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