## TrI pOamz bF /wiljam /wxdzwxT (1770-1850)

### H solatXI rIpD

bahOld hx, siNgal in H fIld,
jon solatXI hFland lAs!
rIpiN n siNiN bF hxself;
stop hC, P JentlI pys!
alOn SI kuts n bFndz H grEn,
n siNz a melaNkolI strEn;
O lisan! fP H vEl prOfQnd
iz OvxflOiN wiH H sQnd.

nO nFtiNgEl did evx cYnt
mP welkam nOts t wCI bAndz
v trAvalxz in sum SEdI hYnt,
amuN DEbWn sAndz:
a vqs sO TriliN ne'D woz hxd
in spriN-tFm from H kUkM-bxd,
brEkiN H sFlans v H sIz
amuN H fRHast hebradIz.

wil nO wun tel mI wot SI siNz? --
pxhAps H plEntiv numbxz flO
fP Old, unhApI, fR-of TiNz,
n bAtalz loN agO:
P iz it sum mP humbal lE,
familjx mAtx v tM-dE?
sum nAcDal sorO, los, P pEn,
HAt hAz bIn, n mE bI agEn?

wote'D H TIm, H mEdan sAN
Az if hx soN kUd hAv nO endiN;
F sY hx siNiN At hx wxk,
n O'D H sikal bendiN; --
F lisand, mOSanlas n stil;
n, Az F mQntad up H hil,
H mVzik in mF hRt F bP,
loN yftx it woz hxd nO mP.

### dAfadilz

F wondDd lOnlI Az a klQd
HAt flOts on hF O'D vElz n hilz,
wen Yl At wuns F sY a krQd,
a hOst, v gOldan dAfadilz;
basFd H lEk, banIT H trIz,
flutDiN n dynsiN in H brIz.

kantinVas Az H stRz HAt SFn
n twiNkal on H /milkI /wE,
HE strect in nevD-endiN lFn
aloN H mRJan v a bE:
ten TQzand sY F At a glyns,
tosiN HX hedz in sprFtlI dyns.

H wEvz basFd Hem dynst; but HE
Qt-did H spRkliN wEvz in glI:
a pOat kUd not but bI gE,
in suc a Jokand kumpanI:
F gEzd -- n gEzd -- but lital TYt
wot welT H SO t mI hAd brYt:

fP oft, wen on mF kQc F lF
in vEkant P in pensiv mMd,
HE flAS apon HAt inwDd F
wic iz H blis v solatVd;
n Hen mF hRt wiH pleZD filz,
n dynsaz wiH H dAfadilz.

### Od intamESanz v imPtAlatI from rekalekSanz v xlI cFldhUd

HX woz a tFm wen medO, grOv, n strIm,
H xT, n evrI koman sFt,
t mI did sIm
apArald in salescal lFt,
H glPI n H freSnas v a drIm.
it iz not nQ Az it hAT bIn v jP; --
txn wXsOe'D F mE,
bF nFt P dE,
H TiNz wic F hAv sIn F nQ kAn sI nO mP.

H rEnbO kumz n gOz,
n luvlI iz H rOz;
H mMn duT wiH dalFt
lUk rQnd hx wen H hevanz R bX;
wYtxz on a stRI nFt
R bVtafal n fX;
H sunSFn iz a glPias bxT;
but jet F nO, wXe'D F gO,
HAt HX hAT pyst awE a glPI from H xT.

nQ, wFl H bxdz Hus siN a Jqas soN,
n wFl H juN lAmz bQnd
Az t H tEbx'z sQnd,
t mI alOn HX kEm a TYt v grIf:
a tFmlI utDans gEv HAt TYt ralIf,
n F agEn Am stroN:
H kAtDAkts blO HX trumpats from H stIp;
nO mP SAl grIf v mFn H sIzan roN;
F hC H ekOz TrM H mQntanz TroN,
H windz kum t mI from H fIldz v slIp,
n Yl H xT iz gE;
lAnd n sI
giv Hemselvz up t JolitI,
n wiH H hRt v /mE
duT evrI bIst kIp holadE; --
HQ cFld v Jq,
SQt rQnd mI, let mI hC HF SQts, HQ hApI
SepDd-bq!

jI blesad krIcxz, F hAv hxd H kYl
jI t Ic uHx mEk; F sI
H hevanz lyf wiH V in jUD JMbalI;
mF hRt iz At jUD festaval,
mF hed hAT its koranal,
H fUlnas v jUD blis, F fIl -- F fIl it Yl.
O Ival dE! if F wx sulan
wFl xT hxself iz adPniN,
His swIt /mE-mPniN,
n H cildran R kuliN
on evrI sFd,
in a TQzand vAlIz fR n wFd,
freS flQxz; wFl H sun SFnz wPm,
n H bEb lIps up on hiz muHxz Rm: --
F hC, F hC, wiH Jq F hC!
-- but HXz a trI, v menI, wun,
a siNgal fIld wic F hAv lUkt apon,
bOT v Hem spIk v sumTiN HAt iz gon:
H pAnzI At mF fIt
duT H sEm tEl rapIt:
wiHx iz fled H viZanXI glIm?
wX iz it nQ, H glPI n H drIm?

QD bxT iz but a slIp n a fPgetiN:
H sOl HAt rFzaz wiH us, QD lFf's stR,
hAT hAd elswX its setiN,
n kumiT from afR:
not in entFD fPgetfalnas,
n not in utx nEkidnas,
but trEliN klQdz v glPI dM wI kum
from /god, hM iz QD hOm:
hevan lFz abQt us in QD infansI!
SEdz v H prizan-hQs bigin t klOz
apon H grOiN bq,
but hI bahOldz H lFt, n wens it flOz,
hI sIz it in hiz Jq;
H VT, hM dElI fRHx from H Ist
must trAval, stil iz /nEcx'z prIst,
n bF H viZan splendid
iz on hiz wE atendid;
At leNkT H mAn pxsIvz it dF awE,
n fEd intM H lFt v koman dE.

xT filz hx lAp wiH pleZxz v hx On;
jxniNz SI hAT in hx On nAcxal kFnd,
n, Ivan wiH sumTiN v a muHx'z mFnd,
n nO anwxHI Em,
H hOmlI nxs duT Yl SI kAn
t mEk hx fostD-cFld, hx inmEt mAn,
fPget H glPIz hI hAT nOn,
n HAt impCIal pAlas wens hI kEm.

bahOld H cFld amuN hiz nV-bPn blisaz,
a siks jCz' dRliN v a pigmI sFz!
sI, wX 'mid wxk v hiz On hAnd hI lFz,
fretad bF sAlIz v hiz muHx'z kisaz,
wiH lFt apon him from hiz fyHx'z Fz!
sI, At hiz fIt, sum lital plAn P cRt,
sum frAgmant from hiz drIm v hVman lFf,
SEpt bF himself wiH nVlI-lxnd Rt;
a wediN P a festaval,
a mPniN P a fVnDal;
n His hAT nQ hiz hRt,
n untM His hI frEmz hiz soN:
Hen wil hI fit hiz tuN
t dFalogz v biznas, luv, P strFf;
but it wil not bI loN
C His bI TrOn asFd,
n wiH nV Jq n prFd
H lital Aktx konz anuHx pRt;
filiN from tFm t tFm hiz 'hVmDas stEJ'
wiH Yl H pxsanz, dQn t polzId EJ,
HAt lFf briNz wiH hx in hx ekwipEJ;
Az if hiz hOl vOkESan
wx endlas imatESan.

HQ, hMz ikstCIx semblans duT balF
HF sOl'z imensitI;
HQ best filosafx, hM jet dust kIp
HF heritaJ, HQ F amuN H blFnd,
HAt, def n sFlant, rId'st H itxnal dIp,
hYntad fP evx bF H itxnal mFnd, --
mFtI profat! sID blest!
on hMm HOz trMHz dM rest,
wic wI R tqliN Yl QD lFvz t fFnd,
in dRknas lost, H dRknas v H grEv;
HQ, Ovx hMm HF imPtAlatI
brMdz lFk H dE, a mystx O'D a slEv,
a prezans wic iz not t bI pUt bF;
t hMm H grEv
iz but a lOnlI bed wiHQt H sens P sFt
v dE P H wPm lFt,
a plEs v TYt wX wI in wEtiN lF;
HQ lital cFld, jet glPIas in H mFt
v hevan-bPn frIdam on HF bIiN'z hFt,
wF wiH suc xnast pEnz dust HQ pravOk
H jCz t briN H inevatabal jOk,
Hus blFndlI wiH HF blesidnas At strFf?
fUl sMn HF sOl SAl hAv hx xTlI frEt,
n kustam lF apon HI wiH a wEt,
hevI Az frost, n dIp YlmOst Az lFf!

O Jq! HAt in QD embxz
iz sumTiN HAt duT liv,
HAt nEcx jet ramembxz
wot woz sO fVJativ!
H TYt v QD pAst jCz in mI duT brId
pxpecMal benadikSan: not indId
fP HAt wic iz mOst wxHI t bI blest --
dalFt n libxtI, H simpal krId
v cFldhUd, weHD bizI P At rest,
wiH nV-fleJd hOp stil flutxiN in hiz brest: --
not fP HIz F rEz
H soN v TANks n prEz;
but fP HOz obstanat kwescaniNz
v sens n QtwDd TiNz,
fYliNz from us, vAniSiNz;
blANk misgiviNz v a krIcx
mMviN abQt in wxldz not rIalFzd,
hF instiNkts bafP wic QD mPtal nEcx
did trembal lFk a giltI TiN sxprFzd:
but fP HOz fxst afekSanz,
HOz SAdOI rekalekSanz,
wic, bI HE wot HE mE,
R jet H fQntan-lFt v Yl QD dE,
R jet a mystD-lFt v Yl QD sIiN;
uphOld us, ceriS, n hAv pQD t mEk
QD nqzI jCz sIm mOmants in H bIiN
v H itxnal sFlans: trMHz HAt wEk,
t periS nevx:
wic nFHx listlasnas, nP mAd endevx,
nP mAn nP bq,
nP Yl HAt iz At enmatI wiH Jq,
kAn utxlI aboliS P distrq!
hens in a sIzan v kym weHx
HO inlAnd fR wI bI,
QD sOlz hAv sFt v HAt imPtal sI
wic brYt us hiHx,
kAn in a mOmant trAval TiHx,
n sI H cildran spPt apon H SP,
n hC H mFtI wYtxz rOliN evxmP.

Hen siN, jI bxdz, siN, siN a Jqas soN!
n let H juN lAmz bQnd
Az t H tEbx'z sQnd!
wI in TYt wil Jqn jUD TroN,
jI HAt pFp n jI HAt plE,
jI HAt TrM jUD hRts tM-dE
fIl H glAdnas v H /mE!
wot HO H rEdIans wic woz wuns sO brFt
bI nQ fP evx tEkan from mF sFt,
HO nuTiN kAn briN bAk H QD
v splendD in H grys, v glPI in H flQD;
wI wil grIv not, ryHx fFnd
streNkT in wot ramEnz bahFnd;
in H prFmal simpaTI
wic hAviN bIn must evx bI;
in H sMHiN TYts HAt spriN
Qt v hVman sufxiN;
in H fET HAt lUks TrM deT,
in jCz HAt briN H filasofik mFnd.

n O jI fQntanz, medOz, hilz, n grOvz,
fPbOd not enI sevxiN v QD luvz!
jet in mF hRt v hRts F fIl jUD mFt;
F OnlI hAv raliNkwiSt wun dalFt
t liv banIT jUD mP habicMal swE.
F luv H brUks wic dQn HX cAnalz fret,
Ivan mP HAn wen F tript lFtlI Az HE;
H inasant brFtnas v a nV-bPn dE
iz luvlI jet;
H klQdz HAt gAHx rQnd H setiN sun
dM tEk a sObx kulDiN from an F
HAt hAT kept woc O'D mAn'z mPtAlatI;
anuHx rEs hAT bIn, n uHx pymz R won.
TANks t H hVman hRt bF wic wI liv,
TANks t its tendxnas, its Jqz, n fCz,
t mI H mInast flQD HAt blOz kAn giv
TYts HAt dM ofan lF tM dIp fP tXz.