Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Germany: Vols. XVII–XVIII. 1876–79. | | | | Cologne | | In the Cathedral of Cologne | | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| | | O FOR the help of angels to complete | |
| This temple,—angels governed by a plan | |
| Thus far pursued (how gloriously!) by man, | |
| Studious that he might not disdain the seat | |
| Who dwells in heaven! But that aspiring heat | 5 |
| Hath failed; and now, ye powers! whose gorgeous wings | |
| And splendid aspect yon emblazonings | |
| But faintly picture, ’t were an office meet | |
| For you, on these unfinished shafts to try | |
| The midnight virtues of your harmony:— | 10 |
| This vast design might tempt you to repeat | |
| Strains that call forth upon empyreal ground | |
| Immortal fabrics, rising to the sound | |
| Of penetrating harps and voices sweet! | | | | |
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