Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Fonthill Abbey | | Fonthill Abbey | | William Lisle Bowles (1762–1850) |
| | | THE MIGHTY master waved his wand, and, lo! | |
| On the astonished eye the glorious show | |
| Burst like a vision! Spirit of the place! | |
| Has the Arabian wizard with his mace | |
| Smitten the barren downs, far onward spread, | 5 |
| And bade the enchanted palace rise instead? | |
| Bade the dark woods their solemn shades extend | |
| High to the clouds yon spiry tower ascend? | |
| And starting from the umbrageous avenue | |
| Spread the rich pile, magnificent to view? | 10 |
| Enter! from the arched portal look again | |
| Back on the lessening woods and distant plain! | |
| Ascend the steps! the high and fretted roof | |
| Is woven by some elfin hand aloof: | |
| Whilst from the painted windows’ long array | 15 |
| A mellow light is shed as not of day. | |
| How gorgeous all! O, never may the spell | |
| Be broken that arrayed those radiant forms so well! | | | | |
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