Deep Crags, in earth by massy tenures bound,

Oh, Earthquake, level flat! The peace that broods

Above this world, and steadfastly eludes

Your power, howl Winds and break; the peace that mocks

Dismay ’mid silent streams and voiceless rocks⁠—

Through wildernesses, cliffs, and solitudes.

VII.

“Night-shadowed Rivers—lift your dusky hands

And clap them harshly with a sullen roar!

Ye thousand Pinnacles and Steeps deplore