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Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains;
They crown'd him long ago
On a throne of rocks, read more
Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains;
They crown'd him long ago
On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds,
With a diadem of snow.
Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.
Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.
Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
We Sinais climb and know it not.
Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
We Sinais climb and know it not.
Going to the mountains is going home.
Going to the mountains is going home.
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good read more
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for read more
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
And o'er the hills and far away,
Beyond their utmost purple rim,
Beyond the night, across the read more
And o'er the hills and far away,
Beyond their utmost purple rim,
Beyond the night, across the day,
Thro' all the world she followed him.