Long may ye roam these hermit waves that sleep,
In birch-besprinkl'd cliffs embosom'd deep;
These fairy holms untrodden, still, and green,
Whose shades protect the hidden wave serene;
Whence
fragrance
scents the water's desart gale,
The violet, and the [iii] lily of the vale; 1793.
Wordsworth - 1
. 1815.]
[Variant 69:
1836.
He swells his lifted chest, and backward flings
His bridling neck between his tow'ring wings;
Stately, and burning in his pride, divides
And glorying looks around, the silent tides:
On as he floats, the silver'd waters glow,
Proud of the varying arch and moveless form of snow. 1793.
... his towering wings;
In all the majesty of ease divides, 1815.]
[Variant 70:
1845.
... her beauty's pride
Forgets, unweary'd watching every side,
She calls them near, and with affection sweet
Alternately relieves their weary feet; 1793.]
[Variant 71:
1836.
Long may ye roam these hermit waves that sleep,
In birch-besprinkl'd cliffs embosom'd deep;
These fairy holms untrodden, still, and green,
Whose shades protect the hidden wave serene;
Whence
fragrance
scents the water's desart gale,
The violet, and the [iii] lily of the vale; 1793.
Long may ye float upon these floods serene;
Yours be these holms untrodden, still, and green,
Whose leafy shades fence off the blustering gale,
Where breathes in peace the lily of the vale. 1827.]
[Variant 72:
1820.
Where, tho' her far-off twilight ditty steal,
They not the trip of harmless milkmaid feel. 1793.]
[Variant 73:
1836.
Yon tuft conceals your home, your cottage bow'r.
Fresh water rushes strew the verdant floor; 1793.
Yon isle conceals ... 1820.]
[Variant 74:
1836.
Thence issuing oft, unwieldly as ye stalk,
Ye crush with broad black feet your flow'ry walk; 1793.
Thence issuing often with unwieldly stalk,
With broad black feet ye crush your flow'ry walk; 1820.
