C rowded with beauties is thy lovely vale,
R ich scenes and varied meet the wanderer's eye;
I n green-leaved groves the cushat tells its tale,
C ooing a love-song to its mate close by:
K ept spellbound have our wandering footsteps been
H ere by Porthmawr, while we enchanted gazed
O n the luxuriant splendour of that scene
W here, winding down the dale, Usk's waters blazed
E ffulgent in the sun, like molten gold;
L ingered we there till evening mists across the landscape rolled.

C rowded with beauties is thy lovely vale,
R ich scenes and varied meet the wanderer's eye;
I n green-leaved groves the cushat tells its tale,
C ooing a love-song to its mate close by:
K ept spellbound have our wandering footsteps been
H ere by Porthmawr, while we enchanted gazed
O n the luxuriant splendour of that scene
W here, winding down the dale, Usk's waters blazed
E ffulgent in the sun, like molten gold;
L ingered we there till evening mists across the landscape rolled.