Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WRITTEN IN NORTH WALES, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Oh! Happy regions of delight and joy Last Line: And may my gratitude ascend to heaven. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Wales; Welshmen; Welshwomen | ||||||||
OH! happy regions of delight and joy, And much-loved scenes of bliss without alloy; Hail ! to your mountains, groves, and woodlands dear, Hail ! to your flowery lawns, and streamlets clear; Hail ! to your lowly cots, and stately parks, And hail ! your meadows green, and soaring larks. Observe yon verdant fields, and shady bowers, Wherein I've passed so many happy hours; See, too, yon rugged hill, upon whose brow Majestic trees and woods aspiring grow. There to the right, the vale of Clwyd ends; Here to the left, huge Penman-mawr extends: Look to the south, the Cambrian mountains o'er; Hark ! to the north, the ocean's awful roar. Remark those lowing herds and sportive sheep, And watchful shepherds too, their flocks who keep. Behold yon ships, now on the glassy main, Which spread the sails, their destined port to gain. These lovely prospects, how they cheer my soul. With what delight and joy I view the whole! Accept Great GOD, thanks for these blessings giv'n, And may my gratitude ascend to heaven. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ANTICHRIST, OR THE REUNION OF CHRISTENDOM; AN ODE by GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON WALES VISITATION by ALLEN GINSBERG WELSH INCIDENT by ROBERT RANKE GRAVES THE BARD; A PINDARIC ODE by THOMAS GRAY THE TRIUMPHS OF OWEN: A FRAGMENT by THOMAS GRAY WELSH LANDSCAPE by RONALD STUART THOMAS A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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