Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Dover | | Near Dover | | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| | | INLAND, within a hollow vale, I stood; | |
| And saw, while sea was calm and air was clear, | |
| The coast of France,—the coast of France how near! | |
| Drawn almost into frightful neighborhood. | |
| I shrunk; for verily the barrier flood | 5 |
| Was like a lake, or river bright and fair, | |
| A span of waters: yet what power is there! | |
| What mightiness for evil and for good! | |
| Even so doth God protect us, if we be | |
| Virtuous and wise. Winds blow, and waters roll, | 10 |
| Strength to the brave, and power, and Deity; | |
| Yet in themselves are nothing! One decree | |
| Spake laws to them, and said that by the soul | |
| Only, the nations shall be great and free. | | | | |
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