The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth: With a Memoir, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1880 |
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... poem ; and the Reader must be here apprised that it belongs to the second part of a long and laborious Work , which is to consist of three parts . The Author will candidly acknowledge that , if the first of these had been completed ...
... poem ; and the Reader must be here apprised that it belongs to the second part of a long and laborious Work , which is to consist of three parts . The Author will candidly acknowledge that , if the first of these had been completed ...
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... poem , containing views of Man , Nature , and Society ; and to be entitled , The Recluse ; as having for its principal subject the sensations and opinions of a poet living in retirement . — The pre- paratory poem is biographical , and ...
... poem , containing views of Man , Nature , and Society ; and to be entitled , The Recluse ; as having for its principal subject the sensations and opinions of a poet living in retirement . — The pre- paratory poem is biographical , and ...
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... Poem . " On Man , on Nature , and on Human Life , Musing in solitude , I oft perceive Fair trains of imagery before me rise , Accompanied by feelings of delight , Pure , or with no unpleasing sadness mixed ; And I am conscious of ...
... Poem . " On Man , on Nature , and on Human Life , Musing in solitude , I oft perceive Fair trains of imagery before me rise , Accompanied by feelings of delight , Pure , or with no unpleasing sadness mixed ; And I am conscious of ...
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... Poets : upon me bestow A gift of genuine insight ; that my Song With star - like virtue in its place may shine , Shedding benignant influence , and secure , Itself , from all malevolent effect Of those mutations that extend their sway ...
... Poets : upon me bestow A gift of genuine insight ; that my Song With star - like virtue in its place may shine , Shedding benignant influence , and secure , Itself , from all malevolent effect Of those mutations that extend their sway ...
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... . Still deeper welcome found his pure discourse How precious when in riper days I learned To weigh with care his words , and to rejoice In the plain presence of his dignity ! Oh ! many are the Poets that are sown By THE WANDERER . 13.
... . Still deeper welcome found his pure discourse How precious when in riper days I learned To weigh with care his words , and to rejoice In the plain presence of his dignity ! Oh ! many are the Poets that are sown By THE WANDERER . 13.
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