GREEN PASTURES
Reading edition
‘O, I could lean And look for ever At such a scene!— And bless the Giver, Who beauty gave, and best of all, Sameness, unwearied and perpetual. ‘Let such a sight Brim up my seeing, And with delight Renew my being, Until the prospect calm and kind Seem the reflection of my mind!’ Said t’other: ‘At most This field you’re praising Has but the boast Of being good grazing. You’re easy pleased if what you like Best be a green field and a stone dyke.’