Excerpt from The Shepherd of the Wissahickon, and Other Poems
To The Reader.
The scene is laid by thy romantic stream
And rugged banks, enchanting Wissahickon;
Place not unfit for fervid poet"s dream,
Where oft ideal forms come swarming thick on.
"Tis pleasant there to rove in summer day,
"Tis pleasant also when the leaves are falling,
And some delight in Spring when buds look gay
To wander there, or when hoarse winds are bawling.
Seasons are oft alike whene"er the mind
Is fitly tuned, and the imagination
Can conjure up what scenes they wish to find,
And fancy"s creatures for their observation.
Aerial beings still around are flocking,
And spirits good and bad round earth are roving.
Some weep our follies, some are ever mocking,
But all are ever walking, flying, moving.
I"ve met with people who want facts - the real,
What is most practical, is all their study,
That have no fancy, know not the ideal,
Poring o"er dry statistics till they"re muddy.
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