Volume 1

William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge : an account of his writings with selections from his literary and scientific correspondence / by I. Todhunter.

  • Isaac Todhunter
Date:
1876
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Credit: William Whewell, D.D., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge : an account of his writings with selections from his literary and scientific correspondence / by I. Todhunter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XIX. POETICAL PIECES. [Dr Whewell’s manuscripts include some poetical pieces; fiorn these I select a few, all belonging to his early years.] I. O gentle shepherd tell me why— When evening opes her dewy eye, Why still with folded arms you love And head reclined to seek the grove. And wander pensive where the breeze Sighs sadly through the waving trees; If thou art wrung with woes like me Then, shepherd, I will go with thee. If Avarice grieve for riches lost, Or if thou mourn Ambition crost, Or if it be Remorse that speaks In the wan hollow of thy cheeks. If on thy lonely thoughts attend An injured parent or a friend, Then thou, ’thank heaven, art not like me; No, shepherd—I go not with thee. If some fair nymph who once was kind Now slights thee, changeful as the wind. Or if, thy absent charmer gone, Thy days and hours drag weary on, Then envy might pervade my breast For thou, my friend, hast once been blest; Yes, heaven’s more kind to thee than me Nor, shepherd, will I go with thee.