480. The Pilgrimage by Sir Walter Raleigh
b"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"