Beauty — a living presence of the earth, Surpassing the most fair ideal Forms Which craft of delicate Spirits hath composed From earth's materials — waits upon my steps ; Pitches her tents before me as I move, An hourly neighbor. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - Page xivby William Wordsworth - 1827Full view - About this book
| Charities - 1815 - 394 pages
...breed such fear and awe As fall upon us often when we look Into our minds, the mind of man My haunt, and the main region of my song. Beauty— a living...fair ideal forms Which craft of delicate spirits hath compos'd From Earth's materials — waits upon my steps ; Pitches her tents before me, as 1 move An... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1815 - 702 pages
...notice. He says, in his introduction, ' Beauty, — a living Presence of the earth, Surpassing the inort fair ideal Forms, Which craft of delicate Spirits...composed From earth's materials — waits upon my steps ; Fitches her tents before me as I move, An hourly neighbour. Paradise, and groves Elysian, Fortunate... | |
| 1815 - 670 pages
...interesting and romantic, when it comes under his notice, He says, in, his introduction, ' Beaut}', — a living Presence of the earth, Surpassing the most...fair ideal Forms, Which craft of delicate Spirits liath composed From earth's materials — waits upon my steps ; Pitches her tents before me as I move,... | |
| William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...truth": it opens to man's imaginative soul the largest possible scope, — " Beauty, a living Presence, surpassing the most fair ideal forms which craft of...delicate spirits hath composed from earth's materials " ; a world where imagination gathers fresh life and vigour from breathing the air of reason's serenest... | |
| England - 1838 - 884 pages
...such fear and awe As fall upon us often when we look Into our minds, into the Wind of Man, Biy haunt, and the main region of my song. — Beauty — a living...composed From earth's materials — waits upon my steps ; Pilches her tents before me as I move, An hourly neighbour. Paradise, and groves Elysian, Fortunate... | |
| English fiction - 1823 - 474 pages
...does he stand, (in this particular at least to him,) whose "hourly neighbour" is, or has been— — " Beauty, a living presence of the earth, Surpassing the most fair ideal forms, That craft of delicate spirits hath composed From earth's materials." Perhaps, indeed, we give too... | |
| 1838 - 876 pages
...fear and awe As fall upon us often when we look Into our own minds, into the Mind of Man, My haunt, and the main region of my song. — Beauty — a living...; Pitches her tents before me as I move, An hourly neighbor. Paradise, and groves Elysian, Fortunate Fields — like those of old Sought in the Atlantic... | |
| United States - 1838 - 410 pages
...shut out from the hearts that love and seek her, and that is sufficient for them in the way of luxury: Beauty — a living presence of the earth, Surpassing...hath composed, From earth's materials — waits upon his steps Pitches her tents before him as he moves, An hourly neighbour. But he should not be condemned... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...look Into our minds, into the mind of man, My haunt, and the main region of my song. —Beauty—a living presence of the earth. Surpassing the most...craft of delicate spirits hath composed From earth's materials—waits upon my steps ; Pitches her tents before me as I move. An hourly neighhour. Paradise,... | |
| John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...such fear and am 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. — Beauty — a living presence of the earth, Surpassing the mott fair ideal forms Which craft of delicate spirits hath composed From earth's materials — waits... | |
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