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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MONT BREVENT, by GEORGE SANTAYANA Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: O dweller in the valley, lift thine eyes
Last Line: Only a little way above thy pain.
Subject(s): Mountains; Hope
First Line: O dweller in the valley, lift thine eyes
Last Line: Only a little way above thy pain.
Subject(s): Mountains; Hope
O dweller in the valley, lift thine eyes
To where, above the drift of cloud, the stone
Endures in silence, and to God alone
Upturns its furrowed visage, and is wise.
There yet is being, far from all that dies,
And beauty where no mortal maketh moan,
Where larger planets swim the liquid zone,
And wider spaces stretch to calmer skies.
Only a little way above the plain
Is snow eternal. Round the mountain's knees
Hovers the fury of the wind and rain.
Look up, and teach thy noble heart to cease
From endless labour. There is perfect peace
Only a little way above thy pain.
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