 I saw her upon nearer view. A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food;...  From a New England Hillside: Notes from Underledge - Page 87by William Potts - 1895 - 305 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pages
...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. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A Being breathing thoughtful breath; A... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...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. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pages
...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. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; •- ---- A Being breathing thoughtful... | |
 | 1837 - 886 pages
...unseen on the counterpane of our crib, " A ereature not too bright or good For human nature's doily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles ! " What flesh so exquisitely beautiful as wax ! There is a delicacy in that material, to the inexperienced... | |
 | 1861 - 814 pages
...guileless, all guiltless of statistics — " A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smile V In this wide world, so manifold, there is of course scope for tastes and pursuits the most... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 372 pages
...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. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...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. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | 1821 - 410 pages
...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. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath,... | |
 | 1823 - 468 pages
...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. " Beautiful verses, truly," quoth Mrs. Elizabeth ; " and a beautiful creature she must have been."... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1823 - 380 pages
...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." " Beautiful verses, truly," quoth Mrs Elizabeth ; " and a beautiful creature she must have been." "... | |
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