. Germany;. RHINELAND 119 From the stream, how they greet thee, the towers in theirmight. And the ancient cathedral town,When thou chmbest aloft to the dizzying height To gaze on the waters down. In the river upriseth the nymph from the vale. And if once on thee she hath smiled,And if Lorelei sings, with her lips so pale, My son, thourt for ever beguiled. The glamour of sight and of sound will combine,Till with shuddering delight thou shalt burn,— Thoult sing of thy home By the Rhine, by the Rhine ;To thine own thou wilt never return. VIIN THE MOSEL LAND 16 CASTLE OF ELTZ. VI IN THE MOSEL LAND
. Germany;. RHINELAND 119 From the stream, how they greet thee, the towers in theirmight. And the ancient cathedral town,When thou chmbest aloft to the dizzying height To gaze on the waters down. In the river upriseth the nymph from the vale. And if once on thee she hath smiled,And if Lorelei sings, with her lips so pale, My son, thourt for ever beguiled. The glamour of sight and of sound will combine,Till with shuddering delight thou shalt burn,— Thoult sing of thy home By the Rhine, by the Rhine ;To thine own thou wilt never return. VIIN THE MOSEL LAND 16 CASTLE OF ELTZ. VI IN THE MOSEL LAND The Mosel from Coblenz to Treves is veryromantic. It flows in and out, winding amonghills that are cultivated to their summits. Likethe region of the Rhine, Mosel land is also vine-land. The whole course of the river is beautiful,and everywhere the hills stand close to its most picturesque view is obtained from themountains between Trarbach and Berncastel. Themost romantic feature of the whole region is BurgEltz. It is one of the finest burgs in Germany,and is as well preserved as if it had come butyesterday from the builders hands. The only signof age appears in the grey stone walls with theirmantle of ivy and lichens. There it stands inmajestic solitude. On its rocky steep it bidsdefiance to every foe. Its towers and turrets,its great drawbridge and its massive walls have a 123 124 GERMANY haughty look. It is the impersonation of strengthand safety. The Burg has buildings of four orfive different epochs blended together to fornn aharmonious whole. We a
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