But see aloft the subtle sunbeams shine,
On withered briars that o'er the crags recline;
Thus beautiful! as if the sight displayed,
By its own sparkling foam that small cascade;
Inverted shrubs, with moss of gloomy green
Cling from the rocks, with pale wood-weeds between.
Inverted shrubs with pale wood weeds between
Cling from the moss-grown rocks, a darksome green,
Save where aloft the subtle sunbeams shine
And its own twilight softens the whole scene.
And sparkling as it foams a small cascade
Illumines from within the impervious shade
Below, right in the vista of the brook,
Where antique roots, etc.

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[Variant 19:]

1845
Sole light admitted here, a small cascade,
Illumes with sparkling foam the impervious shade;
1820

Sole light admitted here, a small cascade,
Illumes with sparkling foam the impervious shade;

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[Variant 20:]

1827
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