Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Asia: Vols. XXI–XXIII. 1876–79. | | | | India: Dwarka | | The Sacred Shrines of Dwarka | | Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) |
| | | SUCH was the faith of old,—obscure and vast, | |
| And offering human triumphs unto heaven. | |
| Then rose the stately temple, rich with spoils | |
| Won from the vanquished nations. There the god | |
| Stood visible in golden pageantry; | 5 |
| And pride, pomp, power, were holy attributes. | |
| A humbler creed has wandered o’er the earth, | |
| Known, as a quiet, scarce-seen stream is known, | |
| But by the greener growth upon its banks. | |
| It is our Christian worship which doth lead | 10 |
| The heart of man to Heaven by love alone. | |
| Plant ye the cross then by these ancient shrines; | |
| Far let it spread its genial influence,— | |
| Peace for its shadow, hope for its sunshine! | | | | |
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