Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ODE TO THE RIVER TEIGN, by JOHN CODRINGTON BAMPFYLDE Poet's Biography First Line: Oh thou! The guardian of each floweret pale Last Line: Enshroud me, far from men, in deep repose. Alternate Author Name(s): Bamfylde, John Subject(s): Teign, River (great Britain) | ||||||||
OH thou! the guardian of each floweret pale That decks thy lonely brim; whether thy car Hoarse murmuring from afar, Foams down the dark and solitary vale; Or through yon meads thy peaceful current roves, Where, mid the pendent umbrage pleased to stray, Thou shunn'st the noontide ray Which gilds the' encircling majesty of groves; Hail, holy sire! whilst keen remorse corrodes, Sicken'd with pleasure's pangs, this aching heart, Thy freshening streams impart; And take, oh, take me to thy bless'd abodes! But if led on by Heaven's decree to' explore The depths and shoals of fortune, once again I trust the faithless main, Torn from thy desert caves and solemn roar; Give me at length, from storms secure, and woes Of latest age, to lose the silent hours, And in thy awful bowers Enshroud me, far from men, in deep repose. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWENTY GOLDEN YEARS AGO by JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN STREET CORNER COLLEGE by KENNETH PATCHEN CLEOPATRA by WILLIAM WETMORE STORY COME HOME by WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN JR. SUNDERED PATHS by MATHILDE BLIND |
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