Poems (Campbell)/Stanzas (All hail! thou solitary star!)
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STANZAS.
All hail! thou solitary star!
To me how dear thy dewy ray,
Which kindly streaming from. afar,
Illumes a pensive wand'rer's way.
To me how dear thy dewy ray,
Which kindly streaming from. afar,
Illumes a pensive wand'rer's way.
By this sequester'd nameless stream,
Which strays the lonely valley through,
And trembles to thy fairy beam,
Thee and the tranquil hour I woo.
Which strays the lonely valley through,
And trembles to thy fairy beam,
Thee and the tranquil hour I woo.
For while beneath thy lovely light,
The misty mountains round me rise,
The world receding leaves my sight,
And daring fancy mounts the skies.
The misty mountains round me rise,
The world receding leaves my sight,
And daring fancy mounts the skies.
Forgetful of my sorrows here,
Entranced, I muse on joys to come,—
And far above thy lucid sphere
My trembling spirit seeks her home.
Entranced, I muse on joys to come,—
And far above thy lucid sphere
My trembling spirit seeks her home.
Then sweetly shine, thou ev'ning star!
And long, with dewy radiance pale,
Beam on these tow'ring hills afar,
And light this solitary vale.
And long, with dewy radiance pale,
Beam on these tow'ring hills afar,
And light this solitary vale.