 With all the numberless goings-on of life, Inaudible as dreams! the thin blue flame Lies on my low-burnt fire, and quivers not; Only that film, which fluttered on the grate, Still flutters there, the sole unquiet thing. Methinks, its motion in this hush...  Modern Painters - Page 191by John Ruskin - 1856 - 402 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1829 - 400 pages
...Only that film, which fluttered on the grate, Still flutters there, the sole unquiet thing. Metliinks, its motion in this hush of nature Gives it dim sympathies...mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. But O ! how oft, How oft, at school, with most believing mind, Presageful, have I gazed upon the bars,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1834 - 312 pages
...on my low burnt fire, and quivers not ; Only that film, which fluttered on the grate, Still nutters there, the sole unquiet thing. Methinks, its motion...mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. ' But 0 ! how oft, How oft, at school, with most believing mind, Presageful, have I gazed upon the... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - English poetry - 1835 - 320 pages
...all the numberless goings on of life, Inaudible as dreams ! the thin blue flame Lies on my low burnt fire, and quivers not ; Only that film, which fluttered...mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of thought. But O ! how oft, How oft, at school, with most believing mind, Presageful, have I gazed upon the bars,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1894 - 854 pages
...companionable form, Whose puny flaps and freaks the idling Spirit By its own moods interprets, everywhere Echo or mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. Having apostrophized his little sleeping son who is tying cradled by his side, and commended him to... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1845 - 582 pages
...companionable form, Whose puny flaps and freaks the idling Spirit By ils own moods interprets, everywhere Echo or mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. But О ! how oft. How oft, at school, with most believing mind Presageful, have 1 gazed upon the bars.... | |
 | Samuel Taylor [poetical works] Coleridge - 1847 - 310 pages
...all the numberless goings on of life, Inaudible as dreams ! the thin blue flame Lies on my low burnt fire, and quivers not ; Only that film, which fluttered...mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. But O ! how oft, How oft, at school, with most believing mind, Presageful, have I gazed upon the bars,... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...companionable form, Whose puny flaps and freaks the idling Spirit By its own moods interprets, everywhere Echo or mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. But O, how oft, How oft, at school, with most believing mind, Presageful, have I gazed upon the bars,... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1847 - 638 pages
...companionable form, Whose puny flap* and freaks the idling Spirit By its own moods interpreto, everywhere Echo or mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought But O! how lift, How oft, at school, with most believing mind Presageful, have I gazed upon the bars.... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1848 - 688 pages
...companionable form, Whose puny flaps and freaks the idling Spirit By its own moods interprets, everywhere Echo or mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. But O ! how oft, How oft at school, with most believing mind, Presageful, have I gazed upon the bars,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Readers - 1851 - 442 pages
...flutters there, the sole unquiet thing. Methinks its motion, in this hush of nature, Gives it deep sympathies with me who live, Making it a companionable...mirror seeking of itself, And makes a toy of Thought. - - • But O, how oft, How oft, at school, with most believing mind, Presageful, have I gazed upon... | |
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