PILGRIM, view this mossy dell, View the woodland hermit's cell; And if thou love the rustic scene, And love to court the muse serene; If virtue to thy soul be dear, And sometimes melancholy's tear; Oh! thou wilt view the vale around, As if 'twere consecrated ground. The pious hermit here retired; With love of solitude inspired; He Ioved the scene of this retreat, This smiling dell to him was sweet; And here he sought for hallowed rest, To calm the sorrows of his breast; And resignation with a smile, His tear of grief would oft beguile; Would soothe to peace his tranquil age, In this romantic hermitage. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SWORD AND THE SICKLE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE TIMES by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD PSALM 31. IN TE DOMINE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PSALM 43. JUDICA ME DEUS by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PRESENTIMENT by AMBROSE BIERCE |