Days Departed or Banwell Hill: A Lay of the Severn Sea is a poetic work written by William Lisle Bowles and published in 1829. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part consisting of a lyrical description of the Severn Sea and the surrounding landscape. The second part is a narrative poem that tells the story of the Maid of Cornwall, a ghostly figure who haunts the shores of the Severn Sea. The poem is accompanied by a prayer book, which...