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Derwentwater.
to poAvdcr , but that great educator , time , has made the tourist as much in love Avith tbe mountains as with the lakes , and he sees in them a beauty and a charm Avithout which the lakes themselves would be insipid . The groAvinonumbers of tourists testif y to the increasing good taste ancl oppulence of the people , and without any disparagement to any other of the lakes , each of ivhich has some peculiar charm , it is all but universally admitted by artists and men of cultivated taste that Derwentwater is the queen of the English lakes .
Derwentwater.
DERWENTWATER .
AUGUST , 1880 . "IT 7 HEN standing on thy wooded side to-day , ' ' 'Mid summer ' s golden hours aud glowing sheen , Upon those pleasant hills each glancing ray Serves to bring out that mingled grey and green
Which throw a tint of soft and gentle grace On all I see , on all I gaze on now , Whether I watch the lake ' s all placid face , Whether I scan each mountain ' s stately brow .
Bright spot ! Admiringly I linger still Ancl lovingly , amid fond nature ' s bounteous dower , Alike in leafy wood , in babbling rill , In the dark clouds and in the fragrant hour ; Ancl all I see around and greet again Seem to bo speaking in a key to me In solemn chords in soft ancl silvery strain Of gracious , loving , mystic harmony .
The voice of men is hushed , life ' s cares are gone ; In this great world of wonder and of praise I ' m lost ; and , full contented , one by one I pass in grateful thoughts these waning clays . When nature once more claims ns for her own , Like children , awe-struck , sitting at her feet ; In such a scene no mortal need be lone
, For "Wisdom , Strength , and Beaut y" here we meet And thus the mind is raised from passing things , From painted bubbles and from fragile toys , To find , as Time its lengthening shadow flings , Peace in great Wisdom ' s Avays and Nature ' s j
oys . Nothing is here but kindly calm aud rest , Divinest grace below , around , above ; And as the sun is sinking in the west I learn to praise , to wonder , and to love .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Derwentwater.
to poAvdcr , but that great educator , time , has made the tourist as much in love Avith tbe mountains as with the lakes , and he sees in them a beauty and a charm Avithout which the lakes themselves would be insipid . The groAvinonumbers of tourists testif y to the increasing good taste ancl oppulence of the people , and without any disparagement to any other of the lakes , each of ivhich has some peculiar charm , it is all but universally admitted by artists and men of cultivated taste that Derwentwater is the queen of the English lakes .
Derwentwater.
DERWENTWATER .
AUGUST , 1880 . "IT 7 HEN standing on thy wooded side to-day , ' ' 'Mid summer ' s golden hours aud glowing sheen , Upon those pleasant hills each glancing ray Serves to bring out that mingled grey and green
Which throw a tint of soft and gentle grace On all I see , on all I gaze on now , Whether I watch the lake ' s all placid face , Whether I scan each mountain ' s stately brow .
Bright spot ! Admiringly I linger still Ancl lovingly , amid fond nature ' s bounteous dower , Alike in leafy wood , in babbling rill , In the dark clouds and in the fragrant hour ; Ancl all I see around and greet again Seem to bo speaking in a key to me In solemn chords in soft ancl silvery strain Of gracious , loving , mystic harmony .
The voice of men is hushed , life ' s cares are gone ; In this great world of wonder and of praise I ' m lost ; and , full contented , one by one I pass in grateful thoughts these waning clays . When nature once more claims ns for her own , Like children , awe-struck , sitting at her feet ; In such a scene no mortal need be lone
, For "Wisdom , Strength , and Beaut y" here we meet And thus the mind is raised from passing things , From painted bubbles and from fragile toys , To find , as Time its lengthening shadow flings , Peace in great Wisdom ' s Avays and Nature ' s j
oys . Nothing is here but kindly calm aud rest , Divinest grace below , around , above ; And as the sun is sinking in the west I learn to praise , to wonder , and to love .