Thomas Humphry Ward, ed. The English Poets. 1880–1918.rnVol. IV. The Nineteenth Century: Wordsworth to Rossetti
Charles Kingsley (1819–1875)Airly Beacon
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O the pleasant sight to see
Shires and towns from Airly Beacon,
While my love climbed up to me!
O the happy hours we lay
Deep in fern on Airly Beacon,
Courting through the summer’s day!
O the weary haunt for me,
All alone on Airly Beacon
With his baby on my knee!