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Part II. And there, along a narrow dell,

A fair smooth pathway you discern,

A length of green and open road—

As if it from a fountain flowed—

Winding away between the fern.

The rocks that tower on either side

Build up a wild fantastic scene;

Temples like those among the Hindoos,

And mosques, and spires, and abbey windows,

And castles all with ivy green!

And, while the Ass pursues his way,

Along this solitary dell,

As pensively his steps advance,

The mosques and spires change countenance,

And look at Peter Bell!