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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET TO OXFORD, by THOMAS RUSSELL (1762-1788) Poet's Biography
First Line: Oxford, since late I left thy peaceful shore
Last Line: Thy gentle charms a tenfold power to please.
Subject(s): Oxford University
First Line: Oxford, since late I left thy peaceful shore
Last Line: Thy gentle charms a tenfold power to please.
Subject(s): Oxford University
Oxford, since late I left thy peaceful shore,
Much I regret thy domes with turrets crowned,
Thy crested walls with twining ivy bound,
Thy gothic fanes, dim isles, and cloisters hoar,
And treasured rolls of wisdom's ancient lore;
Nor less thy varying bells, which hourly sound
In pensive chime, or ring in lively round,
Or toll in the slow curfew's solemn roar;
Much too thy moonlight walks, and musings grave
Mid silent shades of high-embowering trees,
And much thy sister-streams, whose willows wave
In whispering cadence to the evening breeze;
But most those friends, whose much-loved converse gave
Thy gentle charms a tenfold power to please.
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