DEAR Child of Nature, let them rail! -- There is a nest in a green dale, A harbour and a hold; Where thou, a Wife and Friend, shalt see Thy own heart-stirring days, and be A light to young and old. There, healthy as a shepherd boy, And treading among flowers of joy Which at no season fade, Thou, while thy babes around thee cling, Shalt show us how divine a thing A Woman may be made. Thy thoughts and feelings shall not die, Nor leave thee, when grey hairs are nigh, A melancholy slave; But an old age serene and bright, And lovely as a Lapland night, Shall lead thee to thy grave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE (1790-1880) by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET FRANCE: AN ODE by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE IMPERCIPIENT (AT A CATHEDRAL SERVICE) by THOMAS HARDY SAMSON AGONISTES by JOHN MILTON TO A REDBREAST, THAT FLEW INTO A HOUSE ... by ELIZABETH BENTLEY SONNET ON MOOR PARK - WRITTEN AT LEE PRIORY, AUGUST 10, 1826 by SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES |