653. Airly Beacon. Charles Kingsley. 1909-14. English Poetry III: From Tennyson to Whitman. The Harvard Classics

English Poetry III: From Tennyson to Whitman.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

653. Airly Beacon

Charles Kingsley (1819–1875)


AIRLY Beacon, Airly Beacon;
O the pleasant sight to see
Shires and towns from Airly Beacon,
While my love climb’d up to me!

Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon;	5
O the happy hours we lay
Deep in fern on Airly Beacon,
Courting through the summer’s day!

Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon;
O the weary haunt for me,	10
All alone on Airly Beacon,
With his baby on my knee!