Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Arun, the River | | Written on the Banks of the Arun | | Charlotte Smith (1749–1806) |
| | | WHEN latest autumn spreads her evening veil, | |
| And the gray mists from these dim waves arise, | |
| I love to listen to the hollow sighs | |
| Through the half leafless wood that breathes the gale. | |
| For at such hours the shadowy phantom pale, | 5 |
| Oft seems to fleet before the poet’s eyes; | |
| Strange sounds are heard, and mournful melodies | |
| As of night-wanderers who their woes bewail. | |
| Here by his native stream, at such an hour, | |
| Pity’s own Otway I methinks could meet | 10 |
| And hear his deep sighs swell the saddened wind! | |
| O Melancholy, such thy magic power | |
| That to the soul these dreams are often sweet | |
| And soothe the pensive visionary mind. | | | | |
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