Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Grasmere | | Grasmere | | James Payn (1830–1898) |
| | | SHUT out from all that wars against the soul, | |
| The shocks that jar the music of the heart, | |
| The pleasures lasting only in the smart | |
| Of that regret which feigns a perfect whole | |
| Where naught was full; the frequent rubs that wear | 5 |
| Our loves away, and strip us for the fight | |
| With the rough world; alone, in calm delight | |
| Of peace, content, and joy, art thou, Grasmere! | |
| O lake most fair set round with mountain-guards, | |
| Sweet birds, swift streams, eternal waterfall, | 10 |
| Crag-lichen, and wild vale-flower, all, yea, all | |
| Shall eye and ear in love oft turn towards: | |
| I thank thee for much lore that doth not dwell | |
| With books nor men: farewell, bright spot, farewell! | | | | |
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