Thence up Helvellyn, a superior mount,

With prospect underneath of Striding edge,

And Grisdale’s houseless vale, along the brink

Of Sheep-cot-cove, and those two other coves,

Huge skeletons of crags which from the coast

Of old Helvellyn spread their arms abroad

And make a stormy harbour for the winds.

Far went these shepherds in their devious quest,

From mountain ridges peeping as they passed

Down into every nook; …