English Poetry II: From Collins to Fitzgerald.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 453. To the Evening Star |
| | | Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) |
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| STAR that bringest home the bee, | |
| And sett’st the weary labourer free! | |
| If any star shed peace, ’tis Thou | |
| That send’st it from above. | |
| Appearing when Heaven’s breath and brow | 5 |
| Are sweet as hers we love. | |
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| Come to the luxuriant skies, | |
| Whilst the landscape’s odours rise, | |
| Whilst far-off lowing herds are heard | |
| And songs when toil is done, | 10 |
| From cottages whose smoke unstirr’d | |
| Curls yellow in the sun. | |
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| Star of love’s soft interviews, | |
| Parted lovers on thee muse; | |
| Their remembrancer in Heaven | 15 |
| Of thrilling vows thou art, | |
| Too delicious to be riven | |
| By absence from the heart. | |
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