480. The Pilgrimage by Sir Walter Raleigh
W Raleigh read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\n\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\n\n---------------------------------------\n\nThe Pilgrimage\nby Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 \u2013 1618)\n\nGive me my scallop-shell of quiet,\n My staff of faith to walk upon,\nMy scrip of joy, immortal diet,\n My bottle of salvation,\nMy gown of glory, hope's true gage;\nAnd thus I'll take my pilgrimage.\n\nBlood must be my body's balmer;\n No other balm will there be given:\nWhilst my soul, like quiet palmer,\n Travelleth towards the land of heaven;\nOver the silver mountains,\nWhere spring the nectar fountains;\n There will I kiss\n The bowl of bliss;\nAnd drink mine everlasting fill\nUpon every milken hill.\nMy soul will be a-dry before;\nBut, after, it will thirst no more.\n\n\nFirst aired: 7 April 2008\n\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\n\nReading \xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009