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And all around's so calm and still,
So gentle and serene,
That mingled feelings wake a sigh
Of pleasure and of pain:
For wakened Memory brings the thought
Of years long passed away,
While Hope looks on to scenes of bliss
Tn brighter worlds of day.
So gentle and serene,
That mingled feelings wake a sigh
Of pleasure and of pain:
For wakened Memory brings the thought
Of years long passed away,
While Hope looks on to scenes of bliss
Tn brighter worlds of day.
And e'en on these wild desert plains,
Where Nature's charms are rare,
E'en here mine eve can always find
Some object bright or fair:
For though no towering mountains rise,
Or wooded plains appear,
Yet even Nature's loneliness
Has something calm and dear;
And as brightly here yon sun
In setting splendour glows,—
And as calmly on the hills
The evening stars repose,—
And yon fair moon is gliding on,
Her soft pale rays as bright
Ag if on richer, lovelier scenes
She shed her silvery light;
And oh! the thought of happiest days
Spent on these lonely plains
Will make their memory dear to me
While ever life remains.
Where Nature's charms are rare,
E'en here mine eve can always find
Some object bright or fair:
For though no towering mountains rise,
Or wooded plains appear,
Yet even Nature's loneliness
Has something calm and dear;
And as brightly here yon sun
In setting splendour glows,—
And as calmly on the hills
The evening stars repose,—
And yon fair moon is gliding on,
Her soft pale rays as bright
Ag if on richer, lovelier scenes
She shed her silvery light;
And oh! the thought of happiest days
Spent on these lonely plains
Will make their memory dear to me
While ever life remains.
E.
Elphin, 1830.
