Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
America: Vols. XXV–XXIX. 1876–79. | | | | Middle States: Niagara, the River | | Goat Island | | Thomas Gold Appleton (1812–1884) |
| | | PEACE and perpetual quiet are around. | |
| Upon the erect and dusky file of stems, | |
| Sustaining yon far roof, expelling sound, | |
| Through which the sky sparkles (a rain of gems | |
| Lost in the forest’s depth of shade), the sun | 5 |
| At times doth shoot an arrow of pure gold, | |
| Flecking majestic trunks with hues of dun, | |
| Veining their barks with silver, and betraying | |
| Secret initials tied in true love knots; | |
| Of hearts no longer through green alleys straying, | 10 |
| But stifled in the world’s distasteful grots. | |
| The silence is monastic, save in spots | |
| Where heaves a glimmer of uncertain light, | |
| And rich wild tones enchant the woodland night. | | | | |
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