Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Burton Pynsent | | Sunset at Burton Pynsent, Somerset | | Henry Alford (1810–1871) |
| | | HOW bare and bright thou sinkest to thy rest | |
| Over the burnished line of the Severn sea! | |
| While somewhat of thy power thou buriest | |
| In ruddy mists, that we may look on thee. | |
| And while we stand and wonder, we may see | 5 |
| Far mountain-tops in visible glory drest, | |
| Where ’twixt yon purple hills the sight is free | |
| To search the regions of the dim northwest. | |
| But shadowy bars have crossed thee,—suddenly | |
| Thou ’rt fallen among strange clouds; yet not the less | 10 |
| Thy presence know we, by the radiancy | |
| That doth thy shroud with golden fringes dress; | |
| Even as hidden love to faithful eye | |
| Brightens the edges of obscure distress. | | | | |
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