 One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can. Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things: — We murder to dissect.  Poems - Page 105by William Wordsworth - 1815Full view - About this book
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...things, Let Nature be your teacher. He has a world of ready wealth, Our minds and hearts to bless — Spontaneous wisdom breathed by health, Truth breathed...and of good, Than all the sages can. Sweet is the love which Nature brings; Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things; — We murder... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pages
...by cheerfulness. i >».• impulse from a rental wood •ay teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can. Sweet is the lore...beauteous forms of things: — We murder to dissect. Eaough of Science and of Art; dose up these barren leaves; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 610 pages
...wits into a kind of trammels." BUTLER'S Remain*. Page 120. Begins with " murdering, to dissect." " Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things, We murder to dissect." WORDSWORTH. Page 12O. Oh I could your chemist, in whose hand Thejragments are, but understand The lernu... | |
 | Elizabeth Palmer Peabody - 1836 - 264 pages
...there is one object more than another, to which may be applied Wordsworth's beautiful lines: — " — Our meddling intellect, Misshapes the beauteous forms of things, We murder to dissect — "' it is to the personalities of the soul. The instinctive delicacy with which children voil their... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1840 - 464 pages
...things, Let Nature be your teacher. She has a world of ready wealth, Our minds and hearts to bless — Spontaneous wisdom breathed by health, Truth breathed...to dissect. Enough of Science and of Art ; Close up those barren leaves ; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives. 1798. III.... | |
 | 1841 - 586 pages
...— " Sweet is the lore which Nature brings : Our meddling intellect Mis- shapes the beauteous form of things ; — We murder to dissect ! " Enough of Science and of Art, — Close up their barren leaves ; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That opens and receives." Here the poet... | |
 | 1841 - 1440 pages
...impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages ean, Sweet is the lore which nature brings — Our meddling intellect Misshapes the beauteous forma of things, We murder to dissect." Now, what similarity, what congruity is there between these... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 612 pages
...things; Let nature be your teacher. " She has a world of ready wealth, Our minds and hearts to bless — Spontaneous wisdom, breathed by health, Truth breathed...cheerfulness. "One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil, and of good, Than all the sages can. " Enough of science and... | |
 | 1843 - 602 pages
...things; Let nature be your teacher. " She has a world of ready wealth, Our minds and hearts to bless — Spontaneous wisdom, breathed by health, Truth breathed...cheerfulness. " One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil, and of good, Than all the sages can. " Enough of science and... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 pages
...things, Let Nature be your teacher. She has a world of ready wealth, Our minds and hearts to bless — Spontaneous wisdom breathed by health, Truth breathed...to dissect. Enough of Science and of Art ; Close up those barren leaves; Come forth, and bring with you a heart That watches and receives. 17S8. in. LINES... | |
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