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written a few miles above
TINTERN ABBEY,
On revisiting the banks of the WYE during
a tour,
July 13, 1798.
Five years have passed; five summers, with the length
Of five long winters! and again I hear
These waters, rolling from their mountain-springs
With a sweet inland murmur.[1]—Once again
Do I behold these steep and lofty cliffs,
Which on a wild secluded scene impress
Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect
- ↑ The river is not affected by the tides a few miles above Tintern.
