Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Oxford | | On Revisiting Oxford | | William Lisle Bowles (1762–1850) |
| | | I NEVER hear the sound of thy glad bells, | |
| Oxford! and chime harmonious, but I say | |
| (Sighing to think how time has worn away), | |
| “Some spirit speaks in the sweet tone that swells, | |
| Heard after years of absence, from the vale | 5 |
| Where Cherwell winds.” Most true it speaks the tale | |
| Of days departed, and its voice recalls | |
| Hours of delight and hope in the gay tide | |
| Of life, and many friends now scattered wide | |
| By many fates. Peace be within thy walls! | 10 |
| I have scarce heart to visit thee; but yet, | |
| Denied the joys sought in thy shades,—denied | |
| Each better hope, since my poor —— died, | |
| What I have owed to thee my heart can ne’er forget! | | | | |
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