Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851

ome, gentle Spring, ethereal mildness, come; And from the bosom of yon dropping cloud, While music wakes around, vail'd in a shower Of shadowing roses, on our plains descend. O Hertford, fitted or to shine in courts With unaffected grace, or walk the plain With innocence and meditation join'd In soft assemblage, listen to my song, Which thy own season paints; when Nature all Is blooming and benevolent, like thee. And see where surly winter passes off Far to the north, and calls his ruffian blasts: His blasts obey, and quit the howling hill, The shatter'd forest, and the ravag'd vale; While softer gales succeed, at whose kind touch, Dissolving snows in livid torrents lost, The mountains lift their green heads to the sky. As yet the trembling year is unconfirm'd, And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightless; so that scarce And temper all, thou world-reviving sun, Into the perfect year! Nor ye who live In luxury and ease, in pomp and pride, Think these lost themes unworthy of your ear: Such themes as these the rural Maro sung To wide-imperial Rome, in the full height Of elegance and taste, by Greece refin'd. In ancient times, the sacred plow employ'd The kings and awful fathers of mankind; And some, with whom compar'd your insect tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire, rul'd the storm Of mighty war, then with victorious hand, Disdaining little delicacies, seiz'd The plow, and greatly independent scorn'd All the vile stores corruption can bestow. Ye generous Britons, venerate the plow! And o'er your hills and long withdrawing vales Let Autumn spread his treasures to the sun, Luxuriant and unbounded! As the sea, Far through his azure turbulent domain, Your empire owns, and from a thousand shores ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 41401
Author: Various
Release Date: Nov 18, 2012
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Language: English