POEMSWRITTENINTHEYEARS1795-98,ANDNOTREPRINTEDBYLAMB
poemswrittenintheyears1795-98,andnotreprintedbylamb
sonnet
(summer,1795)
thelordoflifeshakesoffhisdrowsihed,
and'ginstosprinkleontheearthbelow
thoseraysthatfromhisshakenlocksdoflow;
meantime,bytruantloveoframblingled,
iturnmybackonthydetestedwalls,
proudcity!andthysonsileavebehind,
asordid,selfish,money-gettingkind;
brutethings,whoshuttheirearswhenfreedomcalls.
ipassnottheesolightly,well-knownspire,
thatmindedmeofmanyapleasuregone,
ofmerrierdays,ofloveandislington;
kindlingafreshtheflamesofpastdesire.
andishallmuseonthee,slowjourneyingon
tothegreenplainsofpleasanthertfordshire.
1795.