Yes! from mine eyes the tears unbidden start, br As thee, my country, and the long-lost sight br Of thy own cliffs, that lift their summits white br Above the wave, once more my beating heart br With eager hope and filial transport hails! br Scenes of my youth, reviving gales ye bring, br As when erewhile the tuneful morn of spring br Joyous awoke amidst your hawthorn vales, br And filled with fragrance every village lane: br Fled are those hours, and all the joys they gave! br Yet still I gaze, and count each rising wave br That bears me nearer to my home again; br If haply, 'mid those woods and vales so fair, br Stranger to Peace, I yet may meet her there.