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The Tweed Visited

By William Lisle Bowles

Topics: classic

O Tweed! a stranger, that with wandering feet     O'er hill and dale has journeyed many a mile,     (If so his weary thoughts he might beguile),     Delighted turns thy stranger-stream to greet.     The waving branches that romantic bend     O'er thy tall banks a soothing charm bestow;     The murmurs of thy wandering wave below     Seem like the converse of some long-lost friend.     Delightful stream! though now along thy shore,     When spring returns in all her wonted pride,     The distant pastoral pipe is heard no more;     Yet here while laverocks sing could I abide,     Far from the stormy world's contentious roar,     To muse upon thy banks at eventide.

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About William Lisle Bowles

William Lisle Bowles is a distinguished poet whose works have shaped the landscape of English literature. Their poetry explores the depths of human emotion, nature, love, and philosophical thought through powerful and evocative verse. Readers continue to find solace, inspiration, and beauty in their timeless words.

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