THE PASS OF KIRKSTONE[CV]
Composed June 27, 1817.—Published 1820
[Written at Rydal Mount. Thoughts and feelings of many walks in all weathers, by day and night, over this Pass, alone and with beloved friends.—I. F.]
Included among the "Poems of the Imagination."—Ed.
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Within the mind strong fancies work,
A deep delight the bosom thrills,
Oft as I pass along the fork
Of these fraternal hills: