TheBanksOfNith

thebanksofnith

thethamesflowsproudlytothesea,

whereroyalcitiesstatelystand;

butsweeterflowsthenithtome,

wherecomynsancehadhighcommand.

whenshalliseethathonour'dland,

thatwindingstreamilovesodear!

mustwaywardfortune'sadversehand

forever,everkeepmehere!

howlovely,nith,thyfruitfulvales,

whereboundinghawthornsgailybloom;

andsweetlyspreadthyslopingdales,

wherelambkinswantonthroughthebroom.

tho'wanderingnowmustbemydoom,

farfromthyboniebanksandbraes,

maytheremylatesthoursconsume,

amangthefriendsofearlydays!