Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEN LOMOND, by THOMAS CAMPBELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Hadst thou a genius on thy peak Last Line: Of perishable man. Subject(s): Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain) | ||||||||
HADST thou a genius on thy peak, What tales, white-headed Ben, Couldst thou of ancient ages speak, That mock th' historian's pen! Thy long duration makes our lives Seem but so many hours; And likens to the bees' frail hives Our most stupendous towers. Temples and towers thou'st seen begun, New creeds, new conquerors' sway; And, like their shadows in the sun, Hast seen them swept away. Thy steadfast summit, heaven-allied, (Unlike life's little span,) Looks down, a Mentor, on the pride Of perishable man. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS by HAYDEN CARRUTH GREEN MOUNTAIN IDYL by HAYDEN CARRUTH IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOU by HAYDEN CARRUTH BATTLE OF THE BALTIC by THOMAS CAMPBELL DOWNFALL OF POLAND [FALL OF WARSAW, 1794] by THOMAS CAMPBELL |
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