Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Switzerland and Austria: Vol. XVI. 1876–79. | | | | Switzerland: Schwytz | | The Town of Schwytz | | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| | | BY antique fancy trimmed,—though lowly, bred | |
| To dignity,—in thee, O Schwytz! are seen | |
| The genuine features of the golden mean; | |
| Equality by Prudence governéd, | |
| Or jealous Nature ruling in her stead; | 5 |
| And therefore art thou blest with peace, serene | |
| As that of the sweet fields and meadows green | |
| In unambitious compass round thee spread. | |
| Majestic Berne, high on her guardian steep, | |
| Holding a central station of command, | 10 |
| Might well be styled this noble body’s head; | |
| Thou, lodged mid mountainous intrenchments deep, | |
| Its heart; and ever may the heroic land | |
| Thy name, O Schwytz! in happy freedom keep! | | | | |
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