Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Skiddaw | | Descent of the Same | | Henry Alford (1810–1871) |
| | | GLORY on glory greets our wondering sight | |
| As we wind down these slopes; mountain and plain | |
| Robed in rich sunshine, and the distant main | |
| Lacing the sky with silver; and yon height, | |
| So lately left in clouds, distinct and bright. | 5 |
| Anon the mist enwraps us; then again | |
| Burst into view lakes, pastures, fields of grain, | |
| And rocky passes, with their torrents white. | |
| So on the head, perchance, and highest bent | |
| Of thine endeavor, Heaven may stint the dower | 10 |
| Of rich reward long hoped; but thine ascent | |
| Was full of pleasures, and the teaching hour | |
| Of disappointment hath a kindly voice, | |
| That moves the spirit inly to rejoice. | | | | |
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