Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Thames, the River | | Where Thames along the Daisied Meads | | David Mallet (c. 1705–1765) |
| | | WHERE Thames along the daisied meads | |
| His wave in lucid mazes leads, | |
| Silent, slow, serenely flowing, | |
| Wealth on either side bestowing, | |
| There in a safe though small retreat, | 5 |
| Content and Love have fixed their seat,— | |
| Love, that counts his duty pleasure; | |
| Content, that knows and hugs his treasure. | |
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| From art, from jealousy secure, | |
| As faith unblamed, as friendship pure, | 10 |
| Vain opinion nobly scorning, | |
| Virtue aiding, life adorning, | |
| Fair Thames along thy flowery side, | |
| May thou whom truth and reason guide | |
| All their tender hours improving, | 15 |
| Live like us, beloved and loving. | | | | |
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