William Wordsworth (Уильям Вордсворт)

The River Eden, Cumberland

EDEN! till now thy beauty had I viewed
By glimpses only, and confess with shame
That verse of mine, whate’er its varying mood,
Repeats but once the sound of thy sweet name:
Yet fetched from Paradise that honor came,
Rightfully borne; for Nature gives thee flowers
That have no rival among British bowers,
And thy bold rocks are worthy of their fame.
Measuring thy course, fair Stream! at length I pay
To my life’s neighbor dues of neighborhood;
But I have traced thee on thy winding way
With pleasure sometimes by this thought restrained,
For things far off we toil, while many a good
Not sought, because too near, is never gained.

1. To the Lady Eleanor Butler and the Hon. Miss Ponsonby
2. Nun’s Well, Brigham
3. Tynwald Hill
4. On the Frith of Clyde
5. At Bala-sala, Isle of Man

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