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Poems Of William Wordsworth: Composed At Neidpath Castle, The Property Of Lord Queensberry

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Wordsworth, William

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Composed At Neidpath Castle, The Property Of Lord Queensberry

Degenerate Douglas! oh, the unworthy lord! Whom mere despite of heart could so far please And love of havoc, (for with such disease Fame taxes him,) that he could send forth word

To level with the dust a noble horde, A brotherhood of venerable trees, Leaving an ancient dome, and towers like these, Beggar'd and outraged! - Many hearts deplored

The fate of those old trees; and oft with pain The traveller at this day will stop and gaze On wrongs, which Nature scarcely seems to heed:

For shelter'd places, bosoms, ...

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