Suppressed Stanzas Of “The Vision”（1 / 4）

  suppressed stanza's of “the vision”
  after 18th stanza of the text (at “his native land”):—
  with secret throes i marked that earth,
  that cottage, witness of my birth;
  and near i saw, bold issuing forth
  in youthful pride,
  a lindsay race of noble worth,
  famed far and wide.
  where, hid behind a spreading wood,
  an ancient pict-built mansion stood,
  i spied, among an angel brood,
  a female pair;
  sweet shone their high maternal blood,
  and father's air.
  an ancient tower to memory brought
  how dettingen's bold hero fought;
  still, far from sinking into nought,
  it owns a lord
  who far in western climates fought,
  with trusty sword.
  among the rest i well could spy
  one gallant, graceful, martial boy,
  the soldier sparkled in his eye,
  a diamond water.
  i blest that noble badge with joy,
  that owned me frater.
  after 20th stanza of the text (at “dispensing good”):—
  near by arose a mansion fine
  the seat of many a muse divine;
  not rustic muses such as mine, ↑返回顶部↑