Ev'n the wild heath displays her purple dyes, And 'midst the desert fruitful fields arise, That crown'd with tufted trees and springing corn, Like verdant isles the sable waste adorn.
Alexander Pope
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Windsor-Forest (1713); Exact wording and attribution checked. Landscape description of Windsor Forest; poetic appreciation of diversity.
- Windsor-Forest (1713)
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