On hoary Conway's battlemented height, br O poet-heart, I pluck for thee a rose! br Through arch and court the sweet wind wandering goes; br Round each high tower the rooks in airy flight br Circle and wheel, all bathed in amber light; br Low at my feet the winding river flows; br Valley and town, entranced in deep repose, br War doth no more appall, nor foes affright. br Thou knowest how softly on the castle walls, br Where mosses creep, and ivies far and free br Fling forth their pennants to the freshening breeze, br Like God's own benison this sunshine falls.