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Sungleams

Rondeaux and Sonnets. By the Rev. Richard Wilton
  
  

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XL. ULLESWATER UNDER A CLOUD.

Nature we thought to see in all her bloom—
The mountains smiling in their summer pride,
And mirrored softly in the waters wide,
Which the sun's rays to their blue depths illume.
But lo! instead the awful summits loom
Through mists and darkness which their beauties hide;
And showers, which rush along, and yet abide,
Encompass them as with the clouds of doom.
Yet Nature in her wrathful mood can charm,
And fascinate us with her wildest form;
The soul exults in an Almighty arm
Which clothes itself in splendour of the storm;
And learns her deepest lesson in the hour
When Love stands veiled in majesty and power.