| 1837 | |
| The western sky did recompence us well With Grecian Temple, Minaret, and Bower; And, in one part, a Minster with its Tower Substantially distinct, a place for Bell Or Clock to toll from. Many a glorious pile Did we behold, sights that might well repay All disappointment! and, as such, the eye Delighted in them; but we felt, the while, | 1807 |
| Substantially expressed—... | 1815 |
| Did we behold, fair sights that might repay | 1815 |
| Yet did the glowing west in all its power | 1827 |
The western sky did recompence us well
With Grecian Temple, Minaret, and Bower;
And, in one part, a Minster with its Tower
Substantially distinct, a place for Bell
Or Clock to toll from. Many a glorious pile
Did we behold, sights that might well repay
All disappointment! and, as such, the eye
Delighted in them; but we felt, the while,
Substantially expressed—...
Did we behold, fair sights that might repay
Yet did the glowing west in all its power
The text of 1827 is otherwise identical with that of 1837.