Poems; original and translated by Charles Rann Kennedy ... and Two Poems by the Rev. Rann Kennedy. New Edition. By Charles Rann Kennedy |
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MY COTTAGE IN HERTFORDSHIRE. |
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MY COTTAGE IN HERTFORDSHIRE.
Heathbourne, thy rugged pines, thy furzy bound,So thick with bush and bramble overgrown,
Speak of a bygone time, perchance unknown
To living memory, when all around
Was barren joyless waste, no cottage crown'd
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Reign'd o'er the scene and claim'd it for her own.
But now, dear Heathbourne, on thy cultured ground
Man's dwelling stands, within thy peaceful glade
The garden smiles in loveliness array'd;
On yonder modest wall the fig and vine
Luxuriant spread their leaves; thro' ivy shade
The honeysuckle peeps; and jessamine
And blushing rose their richest sweets combine.
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