08 January 2010

Magdalen Bridge spanning the River Cherwell in Oxford (United Kingdom)



For most, I know, thou lov'st retired ground.
Thee, at the ferry, Oxford riders blithe,
Returning home on summer nights, have met
Crossing the stripling Thames at Bablock-hithe,
Trailing in the cool stream thy fingers wet,
As the slow punt swings round.




Matthew Arnold