The Poetical Works of Ebenezer Elliott Edited by his Son Edwin Elliott ... A New and Revised Edition: Two Volumes |
![]() | I. |
![]() | II. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() | 1. |
BOLTON ABBEY. |
![]() | 2. |
![]() | 3. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() | The Poetical Works of Ebenezer Elliott | ![]() |
230
BOLTON ABBEY.
Spirits of wonder, loveliness, and fear,Dwell in these groves, beneath o'er-arching trees,
With the dim presence of their mysteries
Haunting the rocks and mountain shadows near:
They pass the lone enthusiast, wandering here,
By strangled Wharfe, or Barden's ancient tower;
Pass him, nor shake a dew-drop from a flower,
But with their whispers soothe his soul-taught ear,
As with a dream of prayer; until he starts,
Awaken'd from deep thoughts of Time's calm might
And Nature's beauty, and in awe departs;—
When, to the Abbey's moonlight-tinted walls,
The demon of the spectred river calls,
Mock'd by the voices of mysterious night.
![]() | The Poetical Works of Ebenezer Elliott | ![]() |