The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Part 1Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1904 - 937 pages For other editions, see Author Catalog. |
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... course for the young poet , as he has recorded in " The Prelude " and the sonnet to Calvert . He needed no longer to worry about a profession , and , best of all , he could now be restored to the society of Dorothy . By her ...
... course for the young poet , as he has recorded in " The Prelude " and the sonnet to Calvert . He needed no longer to worry about a profession , and , best of all , he could now be restored to the society of Dorothy . By her ...
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... course by God approved , And he will teach thy people to obey . As thou art wont thy sovereignty adorn With woman's gentleness , yet firm and staid ; So shall that earthly crown thy brows have worn Be changed to one whose glory cannot ...
... course by God approved , And he will teach thy people to obey . As thou art wont thy sovereignty adorn With woman's gentleness , yet firm and staid ; So shall that earthly crown thy brows have worn Be changed to one whose glory cannot ...
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... course shall end , If in that hour a single tie Survive of local sympathy , My soul will cast the backward view , The longing look alone on you . Thus , while the Sun sinks down to rest Far in the regions of the west , Though to the ...
... course shall end , If in that hour a single tie Survive of local sympathy , My soul will cast the backward view , The longing look alone on you . Thus , while the Sun sinks down to rest Far in the regions of the west , Though to the ...
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... course o'erlook , to The eye reposes on a secret bridge Half grey , half shagged with ivy to its ridge ; There , bending o'er the stream the listless swain Lingers behind his disappearing wain . 70 Did Sabine grace adorn my living line ...
... course o'erlook , to The eye reposes on a secret bridge Half grey , half shagged with ivy to its ridge ; There , bending o'er the stream the listless swain Lingers behind his disappearing wain . 70 Did Sabine grace adorn my living line ...
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... course pursues ! And see how dark the backward stream ! A little moment past so smiling ! And still , perhaps , with faithless gleam , Some other loiterers beguiling . Such views the youthful Bard allure ; But , heedless of the ...
... course pursues ! And see how dark the backward stream ! A little moment past so smiling ! And still , perhaps , with faithless gleam , Some other loiterers beguiling . Such views the youthful Bard allure ; But , heedless of the ...
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Page 282 - Earth has not anything to show more fair : Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers,, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Page xxviii - The sounding cataract Haunted me like a passion : the tall rock, The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood, Their colours and their forms, were then to me An appetite; a feeling and a love, That had no need of a remoter charm, By thought supplied, nor any interest Unborrowed from the eye.
Page 285 - MILTON ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea : Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou...
Page 352 - But there's a Tree, of many, one, A single Field which I have looked upon, Both of them speak of something that is gone: The Pansy at my feet Doth the same tale repeat: Whither is fled the visionary gleam? Where is it now, the glory and the dream?
Page 309 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Page 283 - It is a beauteous evening, calm and free, The holy time is quiet as a Nun Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is sinking down in its tranquillity; The gentleness of heaven broods o'er the Sea: Listen! the mighty Being is awake, And doth with his eternal motion make A sound like thunder— everlastingly. Dear Child! dear Girl! that walkest with me here, If thou appear untouched by solemn thought, Thy nature is not therefore less divine: Thou liest in Abraham's bosom all the year; And worshipp'st...
Page 91 - Of unremembered pleasure; such, perhaps, As have no slight or trivial influence On that best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered, acts Of kindness and of love. Nor less, I trust, To them I may have owed another gift, Of aspect more sublime...
Page 354 - Two Voices are there ; one is of the Sea, One of the Mountains ; each a mighty Voice : In both from age to age Thou didst rejoice, They were thy chosen Music, Liberty ! There came a Tyrant, and with holy glee Thou fough'tst against Him ; but hast vainly striven , Thou from thy Alpine Holds at length art driven, Where not a torrent murmurs heard by thee. Of one deep bliss thine ear hath been bereft : Then cleave, O cleave to that which still is left ; For, high-souled...
Page 317 - STERN Daughter of the Voice of God ! O Duty ! if that name thou love Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove ; Thou, who art victory and law When empty terrors overawe, From vain temptations dost set free, And calm'st the weary strife of frail humanity!
Page 347 - I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.