 | William Wordsworth - 1881 - 732 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago ; Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may te again ? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - 1882 - 492 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago; Or is it some more humble lay; Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882 - 420 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago. Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day, Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again ? " — Wordsworth. " The glorious note Of some singer's throat, Heard in days remote." — Augusta... | |
 | Mowbray Walter Morris - 1882 - 424 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago : Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again ! Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing at her... | |
 | Peter J. Manning - 1990 - 338 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of today? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again! (17-24) The misery the Wordsworths saw on their journey is elided into "faroff things," and specific... | |
 | Lynn A. Higgins, Brenda R. Silver - 1991 - 352 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending: I saw her singing at her work,... | |
 | Don H. Bialostosky - 1992 - 336 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain. That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work.... | |
 | 1993 - 412 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago; Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of today? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1994 - 628 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things, 20 And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of today? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work,... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pages
...old, unhappy, far-off things. And battles long ago: 20 Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain. That has been, and may be again? Whatc'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; 1 saw her singing at her work.... | |
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Will no one tell me what she sings? Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? 
