Gwen Wynn: A Romance of the Wye

by Thomas Mayne Reid and Mayne 1818-1883 Reid

Book Overview

Hail to thee, Wye-famed river of Siluria Well deserving fame, worthy of warmest salutation From thy fountain-head on Plinlimmon's far slope, where thou leapest forth, gay as a girl on her skip-rope, through the rugged rocks of Brecon and Radnor, that like rude men would detain thee, snatching but a kiss for their pains-on, as woman grown, with statelier step, amid the wooded hills of Herefordshire, which treat thee with more courtly consideration-still on, and once more rudely assailed by the bold ramparts of Monmouth-through all thou makest way-in despite all, preserving thy purity If defiled before espousing the ocean, the fault is not thine, but Sabrina's-sister born of thy birth, she too cradled on Plinlimmon's breast, but since childhood's days separated from thee, and straying through other shrines-perchance leading a less reputable life. No blame to thee, beautiful Vaga-from source to Severn pure as the spring that begets thee-fair to the eye, and full of interest to reflect on. Scarce a reach of thy channel, or curve of thy course, but is redolent of romance, and rich in the lore of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515173232
• ISBN13: 9781515173236
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"