Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Derwent, the River | | To the River Derwent | | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| | | AMONG the mountains were we nursed, loved Stream! | |
| Thou near the eagle’s nest,—within brief sail, | |
| I, of his bold wing floating on the gale, | |
| Where thy deep voice could lull me! Faint the beam | |
| Of human life when first allowed to gleam | 5 |
| On mortal notice. Glory of the vale, | |
| Such thy meek outset, with a crown, though frail, | |
| Kept in perpetual verdure by the steam | |
| Of thy soft breath! Less vivid wreath entwined | |
| Nemæan victor’s brow; less bright was worn | 10 |
| Meed of some Roman chief, in triumph borne | |
| With captives chained, and shedding from his car | |
| The sunset splendors of a finished war | |
| Upon the proud enslavers of mankind! | | | | |
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