The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: With a MemoirFields, 1871 |
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... green , Where is no living thing to be seen , And through yon gateway , where is found , Beneath the arch with ivy bound , Free entrance to the churchyard ground , Comes gliding in with lovely gleam , Comes gliding in serene and slow ...
... green , Where is no living thing to be seen , And through yon gateway , where is found , Beneath the arch with ivy bound , Free entrance to the churchyard ground , Comes gliding in with lovely gleam , Comes gliding in serene and slow ...
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... green grass beneath his feet ; Nor did he fail erelong to hear A sound of military cheer , Faint but it reached that sheltered spot ; He heard , and it disturbed him not . There stood he , leaning on a lance Which he had grasped ...
... green grass beneath his feet ; Nor did he fail erelong to hear A sound of military cheer , Faint but it reached that sheltered spot ; He heard , and it disturbed him not . There stood he , leaning on a lance Which he had grasped ...
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... green , The bright Moon sees that valley small Where Rylstone's old sequestered Hall A venerable image yields Of quiet to the neighboring fields ; While from one pillared chimney breathes The smoke , and mounts in silver wreaths . The ...
... green , The bright Moon sees that valley small Where Rylstone's old sequestered Hall A venerable image yields Of quiet to the neighboring fields ; While from one pillared chimney breathes The smoke , and mounts in silver wreaths . The ...
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... green herb , and nothing heeding , When Francis , uttering to the Maid His last words in the yew - tree shade , Involved whate'er by love was brought Out of his heart , or crossed his thought , Or chance presented to his eye , In one ...
... green herb , and nothing heeding , When Francis , uttering to the Maid His last words in the yew - tree shade , Involved whate'er by love was brought Out of his heart , or crossed his thought , Or chance presented to his eye , In one ...
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... green and tall , Converging walks , and fountains gay , And terraces in trim array , Beneath yon cypress spiring high , With pine and cedar spreading wide Their darksome boughs on either side , In open moonlight doth she lie ; Happy as ...
... green and tall , Converging walks , and fountains gay , And terraces in trim array , Beneath yon cypress spiring high , With pine and cedar spreading wide Their darksome boughs on either side , In open moonlight doth she lie ; Happy as ...
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Barden Fell Barden Tower beauty Bees blest bold Bolton bowers breast breath bright brow calm Canute cheer Church city of Durham clouds Creature crown dear divine doom doth dread dream Earl of Lonsdale earth fair faith Fancy fear feel flower friends gentle George Washington Doane grace grave green hand happy hath hear heard heart Heaven hill holy hope hour human IONA Jeronymite land light live look Lord meek mind morning mountain Nature Nature's night Norton o'er old times Love peace pensive Poem praise prayer pride proud repose river Derwent RIVER EDEN rock round Rylstone sacred shade sigh sight silent Simon rouse smile smooth soft Sonnet sorrow soul spirit spread STAFFA stand stood stream sweet tears thee thou thought tower tree truth Ullswater voice Wharf White Doe wind wings wood words
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Page 231 - Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness.
Page 256 - Blessings be with them — and eternal praise, Who gave us nobler loves, and nobler cares—- The Poets, who on earth have made us heirs Of truth and pure delight by heavenly lays ! Oh ! might my name be numbered among theirs, Then gladly would I end my mortal days.
Page 245 - He is retired as noontide dew, Or fountain in a noonday grove ; And you must love him, ere to you He will seem worthy of your love.
Page 150 - FROM low to high doth dissolution climb, And sink from high to low, along a scale Of awful notes, whose concord shall not fail ; A musical but melancholy chime, Which they can hear who meddle not with crime, Nor avarice, nor over-anxious care. Truth fails not ; but her outward forms that bear The longest date do melt like frosty rime, That in the morning whitened hill and plain And is no more ; drop like the tower sublime Of yesterday, which royally did wear His crown of weeds, but could not even...
Page 229 - MOST sweet it is with unuplifted eyes To pace the ground, if path be there or none, While a fair region round the traveller lies Which he forbears again to look upon ; Pleased rather with some soft ideal scene, The work of Fancy, or some happy tone Of meditation, slipping in between The beauty coming and the beauty gone.
Page 319 - So fair, so sweet, withal so sensitive, Would that the little Flowers were born to live, Conscious of half the pleasure which they give ; That to this mountain-daisy's self were known The beauty of its star-shaped shadow, thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone...
Page 264 - Nor shout nor whistle strikes his ear;< — What is the creature doing here? It was a cove, a huge recess, That keeps till June December's snow-; A lofty precipice in front, A silent tarn...
Page 266 - 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...
Page 241 - I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning.
Page 250 - She seemed as happy as a wave That dances on the sea. There came from me a sigh of pain Which I could ill confine ; I looked at her, and looked again : And did not wish her mine...