MEMORIALS OF A TOUR ON THE CONTINENT, 1820
XII. THE FALL OF THE AAR–HANDEC
MEMORIALS OF A TOUR ON THE CONTINENT, 1820
FROM the fierce aspect of this River, throwing His giant body o’er the steep rock’s brink, Back in astonishment and fear we shrink: But, gradually a calmer look bestowing, Flowers we espy beside the torrent growing; Flowers that peep forth from many a cleft and chink, And, from the whirlwind of his anger, drink Hues ever fresh, in rocky fortress blowing: They suck–from breath that, threatening to destroy, Is more benignant than the dewy eve– 10 Beauty, and life, and motions as of joy: Nor doubt but HE to whom yon Pine-trees nod Their heads in sign of worship, Nature’s God, These humbler adorations will receive.