Enter this cavern Stranger! the ascent <br />Is long and steep and toilsome; here awhile <br />Thou mayest repose thee, from the noontide heat <br />O'ercanopied by this arch'd rock that strikes <br />A grateful coolness: clasping its rough arms <br />Round the rude portal, the old ivy hangs <br />Its dark green branches down, and the wild Bees, <br />O'er its grey blossoms murmuring ceaseless, make <br />Most pleasant melody. No common spot <br />Receives thee, for the Power who prompts the song, <br />Loves this secluded haunt. The tide below <br />Scarce sends the sound of waters to thine ear; <br />And this high-hanging forest to the wind <br />Varies its many hues. Gaze Stranger here! <br />And let thy soften'd heart intensely feel <br />How good, how lovely, Nature! When from hence <br />Departing to the City's crouded streets, <br />Thy sickening eye at every step revolts <br />From scenes of vice and wretchedness; reflect <br />That Man creates the evil he endures.<br /><br />Robert Southey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/inscription-03-for-a-cavern-that-overlooks-the-r/
