PILGRIM, view this mossy dell, View the woodland hermit's cell; And if thou love the rustic scene, And love to court the muse serene; If virtue to thy soul be dear, And sometimes melancholy's tear; Oh! thou wilt view the vale around, As if 'twere consecrated ground. The pious hermit here retired; With love of solitude inspired; He Ioved the scene of this retreat, This smiling dell to him was sweet; And here he sought for hallowed rest, To calm the sorrows of his breast; And resignation with a smile, His tear of grief would oft beguile; Would soothe to peace his tranquil age, In this romantic hermitage. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN: THE FIRST DAY: ROBERT OF SICILY by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW ROUTE MARCH by CHARLES HAMILTON SORLEY NATHAHNI AND SOYAZHE by FRANCES DAVIS ADAMS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 10. AL-JABBAR by EDWIN ARNOLD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY by MARGARET E. BRUNER |