SUN-RISE: A SONNET. Ann Radcliffe (née Ward) 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. Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823. The Poems of Mrs. Ann Radcliffe. London printed by and for J. Smith, Princes Street 1816 pp. 23-24. 118p. [Radcliffe's poems only, pp. 1-95]

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SUN-RISE : A SONNET . Oft let me wander , at the break of day , Thro' the cool vale o'erhung with waving woods , Drink the rich fragrance of the budding May , And catch the murmur of the distant floods ; Or rest on the fresh bank of limpid rill , Where sleeps the vi'let in the dewy shade , Where op'ning lilies balmy sweets distil , And the wild musk-rose weeps along the glade : Or climb the eastern cliff , whose airy head Hangs rudely o'er the blue and misty main ; Watch the fine hues of morn through æther spead , And paint with roseate glow the crystal plain . Oh ! who can speak the rapture of the soul When o'er the waves the sun first steals to sight , And all the world of waters , as they roll , And Heaven's vast vault unveils in living light ! So life's young hour to man enchanting smiles , With sparkling health , and joy , and fancy's fairy wiles :