329. Where a Roman Villa Stood, Above Freiburg by Mary Coleridge
b'M Coleridge read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\n http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n \\n Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n \\n ---------------------------------------------------\\n \\n Where a Roman Villa Stood, Above Freiburg \\n by Mary E. Coleridge (1861 \\u2013 1907)\\n \\n \\n On alien ground, breathing an alien air,\\n A Roman stood, far from his ancient home,\\n And gazing, murmured,\\n "Ah, the hills are fair,\\u2028But not the hills of Rome!"\\n \\n Descendant of a race to Romans-kin,\\n Where the old son of Empire stood, I stand.\\n The self-same rocks fold the same valley in,\\n Untouched of human hand.\\n \\n Over another shines the self-same star,\\n Another heart with nameless longing fills,\\n Crying aloud, "How beautiful they are,\\n But not our English hills!"\\n \\n \\n First aired: 27 September 2007\\n \\n For hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n \\n Reading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008'