Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
England: Vols. I–IV. 1876–79. | | | | Thames, the River | | On a Grotto near the Thames at Twickenham | | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| | | THOU who shalt stop where Thames’ translucent wave | |
| Shines a broad mirror through the shadowy cave, | |
| Where lingering drops from mineral roofs distil, | |
| And pointed crystals break the sparkling rill, | |
| Unpolished gems no ray on pride bestow, | 5 |
| And latent metals innocently glow: | |
| Approach. Great nature studiously behold! | |
| And eye the mine without a wish for gold. | |
| Approach: but aweful! Lo the Egerian grott, | |
| Where, nobly-pensive, St. John sate and thought; | 10 |
| Where British sighs from dying Wyndham stole, | |
| And the bright flame was shot through Marchmont’s soul. | |
| Let such, such only, tread the sacred floor, | |
| Who dare to love their country, and be poor. | | | | |
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