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... particulars as might be procurable , and with some reflections to which such a life gives rise . My task has , therefore , been one of a compiler rather than an author . 5 I acknowledge my great indebtedness to all sources from whence.
... particulars as might be procurable , and with some reflections to which such a life gives rise . My task has , therefore , been one of a compiler rather than an author . 5 I acknowledge my great indebtedness to all sources from whence.
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... gives place to that of the wife , a career may have become developed . In this way the most dominant power may remain un- revealed ; and the blossoming and perfection of char- acter may never be traced to their original source . Many ...
... gives place to that of the wife , a career may have become developed . In this way the most dominant power may remain un- revealed ; and the blossoming and perfection of char- acter may never be traced to their original source . Many ...
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... gives me , I certainly will make a point of once more mingling my transports with yours . Alas ! my dear sister , how soon must this happiness expire ; yet there are moments worth ages . " Again he says : " Oh , my dear , dear sister ...
... gives me , I certainly will make a point of once more mingling my transports with yours . Alas ! my dear sister , how soon must this happiness expire ; yet there are moments worth ages . " Again he says : " Oh , my dear , dear sister ...
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... be derived from Nature , who is cheap , and gives herself lavishly with- out thought or hope of reward . " Although at this remote place friends and visitors were few , it was here the Wordsworths first made RACEDOWN AND ALFOXDEN . 37.
... be derived from Nature , who is cheap , and gives herself lavishly with- out thought or hope of reward . " Although at this remote place friends and visitors were few , it was here the Wordsworths first made RACEDOWN AND ALFOXDEN . 37.
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... gives the additional information that it was then in the possession of a friend of the poet , who gave him the free use of it . De Quincey states that he understood that the Wordsworths had the use of the house on condition of keeping ...
... gives the additional information that it was then in the possession of a friend of the poet , who gave him the free use of it . De Quincey states that he understood that the Wordsworths had the use of the house on condition of keeping ...
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Page 97 - SHE was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely Apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament; Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair; Like Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Dawn; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle, and way-lay.
Page 101 - I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. " Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay; Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Page 51 - Nor wilt thou then forget, That after many wanderings, many years Of absence, these steep woods and lofty cliffs, And this green pastoral landscape, were to me More dear, both for themselves and for thy sake!
Page 50 - tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash...
Page 50 - My dear, dear Friend; and in thy voice I catch The language of my former heart, and read My former pleasures in the shooting lights Of thy wild eyes.
Page 97 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and- smiles.
Page 101 - I WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, — A host of golden daffodils Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay : Ten thousand saw I, at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced, but they Outdid the sparkling waves in glee ; A poet could not...
Page 98 - A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light.
Page 16 - own exceeding great reward ; ' it has soothed my afflictions ; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments ; it has endeared solitude ; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.
Page 119 - ... when I am far away : For never saw I mien, or face, In which more plainly I could trace Benignity and home-bred sense Ripening in perfect innocence. Here scattered, like a random seed, Remote from men, Thou dost not need The...