The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume 5Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827 |
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... lofty elms , Appear'd a roofless Hut ; four naked walls That stared upon each other ! I looked round , And to my wish and to my hope espied Him whom I sought ; a Man of reverend age , But stout and hale , for travel unimpair'd . There ...
... lofty elms , Appear'd a roofless Hut ; four naked walls That stared upon each other ! I looked round , And to my wish and to my hope espied Him whom I sought ; a Man of reverend age , But stout and hale , for travel unimpair'd . There ...
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... lofty Elms once more appear'd , What pleasant expectations lured me on O'er the flat Common ! - With quick step I reach'd The threshold , lifted with light hand the latch ; But , when I entered , Margaret look'd at me A little while ...
... lofty Elms once more appear'd , What pleasant expectations lured me on O'er the flat Common ! - With quick step I reach'd The threshold , lifted with light hand the latch ; But , when I entered , Margaret look'd at me A little while ...
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... lofty elms , A thrush sang loud , and other melodies , At distance heard , peopled the milder air . The Old Man rose , and , with a sprightly mien Of hopeful preparation , grasp'd his Staff : Together casting then a farewell look Upon ...
... lofty elms , A thrush sang loud , and other melodies , At distance heard , peopled the milder air . The Old Man rose , and , with a sprightly mien Of hopeful preparation , grasp'd his Staff : Together casting then a farewell look Upon ...
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... lofty Brethren bear their part In the wild concert ―― chiefly when the storm Rides high ; then all the upper air they fill With roaring sound , that ceases not to flow , Like smoke , along the level of the blast , In mighty current ...
... lofty Brethren bear their part In the wild concert ―― chiefly when the storm Rides high ; then all the upper air they fill With roaring sound , that ceases not to flow , Like smoke , along the level of the blast , In mighty current ...
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... lofty ridge to pass A heap of ruin , almost without walls , And wholly without roof , ( the bleach'd remains Of a small Chapel , where , in ancient time , The Peasants of these lonely valleys used To meet for worship on that central ...
... lofty ridge to pass A heap of ruin , almost without walls , And wholly without roof , ( the bleach'd remains Of a small Chapel , where , in ancient time , The Peasants of these lonely valleys used To meet for worship on that central ...
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age to age aught beauty behold beneath breath bright calm ceased cheerful Child Church-yard clouds Cottage course dark Death delight doth dwell earth Epitaph evermore exclaimed fair fair Isle faith fancy fear feel fields firmament of heaven flowers frame Friend grace grave green grove guardian rocks hand happy hath heard heart Heaven hills hope hour human labour less light live lofty lonely look mind mortal mountain muse Nature Nature's o'er pains pass'd Pastor peace pensive pity pleased pleasure praise pure racter rest Rill rocks round S. T. Coleridge sate savage Nations seat seem'd shade side sight silent smile smooth Solitary solitude sorrow soul spake speak spirit stood stream sublime tender things thoughts tow'rd trees truth turn twas Vale vex'd Vicar virtue voice Wanderer whence wild WILLIAM WORDSWORTH winds wish words Youth
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Page 178 - Even such a shell the universe itself Is to the ear of Faith ; and there are times, I doubt not, when to you it doth impart Authentic tidings of invisible things; Of ebb and flow, and ever-during power; And central peace, subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation.
Page 82 - Far sinking into splendour — without end! Fabric it seemed of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes, and silver spires, And blazing terrace upon terrace, high Uplifted ; here, serene pavilions bright In avenues disposed : there towers begirt With battlements that on their restless fronts Bore stars...
Page 6 - Oh ! many are the Poets that are sown By Nature ; men endowed with highest gifts, The vision and the faculty divine ; Yet wanting the accomplishment of verse...
Page xiv - Not Chaos, not The darkest pit of lowest Erebus, Nor aught of blinder vacancy — scooped out By help of dreams, can breed such fear and awe As fall upon us often when we look Into our Minds, into the Mind of Man, My haunt, and the main region of my Song.
Page 81 - The appearance, instantaneously disclosed, Was of a mighty city — boldly say A wilderness of building, sinking far And self-withdrawn into a wondrous depth, Far sinking into splendor — without end ! Fabric it seemed of diamond and of gold, With alabaster domes, and silver spires, And blazing terrace upon terrace, high Uplifted...
Page xiv - A history only of departed things, Or a mere fiction of what never was? For the discerning intellect of Man, When wedded to this goodly universe In love and holy passion, shall find these A simple produce of the common day. — I, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chant, in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation...
Page 177 - I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.
Page 132 - The darts of anguish fix not where the seat Of suffering hath been thoroughly fortified By acquiescence in the Will supreme For time and for eternity; by faith, Faith absolute in God, including hope, And the defence that lies in boundless love Of his perfections; with habitual dread Of aught unworthily conceived, endured Impatiently, ill-done, or left undone, To the dishonor of his holy name.
Page 24 - Oh, Sir ! the good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust Burn to the socket.
Page 42 - mid the calm oblivious tendencies Of nature, 'mid her plants, and weeds, and flowers, And silent overgrowings, still survived.