THE RHINE. William Lisle Bowles Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. I. With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan. Edinburgh James Nichol, 9 North Bank Street... 1855 pp. 13-14.

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THE RHINE . 'Twas morn , and beauteous on the mountain's brow ( Hung with the clusters of the bending vine ) Shone in the early light , when on the Rhine We bounded , and the white waves round the prow In murmurs parted : — varying as we go , Lo ! the woods open , and the rocks retire , As some gray convent-wall or glistening spire ' Mid the bright landscape's track unfolding slow ! Here dark , with furrowed aspect , like Despair , Frowns the bleak cliff ! There on the woodland's side The shadowy sunshine pours its streaming tide ; Whilst Hope , enchanted with the scene so fair , Counts not the hours of a long summer's day , Nor heeds how fast the prospect winds away .