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... heart which distinguished her she was , in common with the other members of her family - her four brothers , who all won for themselves successful careers - indebted to her parenthood , and especially to her mother , of whom the poet ...
... heart which distinguished her she was , in common with the other members of her family - her four brothers , who all won for themselves successful careers - indebted to her parenthood , and especially to her mother , of whom the poet ...
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... heart was in her , being then A little Prattler among men . The Blessing of my later years Was with me when a boy : She gave me eyes , she gave me ears ; And humble cares , and delicate fears ; A heart , the fountain of sweet tears ...
... heart was in her , being then A little Prattler among men . The Blessing of my later years Was with me when a boy : She gave me eyes , she gave me ears ; And humble cares , and delicate fears ; A heart , the fountain of sweet tears ...
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... heart , it may be necessary to refer later . During the last of his college vacations that of the year 1790 , so remarkable in French history – Wordsworth made a three months ' tour on the Con- tinent with his friend , Mr. Robert Jones ...
... heart , it may be necessary to refer later . During the last of his college vacations that of the year 1790 , so remarkable in French history – Wordsworth made a three months ' tour on the Con- tinent with his friend , Mr. Robert Jones ...
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... heart that , when bound , pulsates most truly . It was a saying of Goethe that he never had an affliction which did not turn into a poem . But disappointment may also be the parent of gloom , and pave the way to a spirit of morose ...
... heart that , when bound , pulsates most truly . It was a saying of Goethe that he never had an affliction which did not turn into a poem . But disappointment may also be the parent of gloom , and pave the way to a spirit of morose ...
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... heart and shining star shall guide thee right . ” Well was it for Wordsworth , and for us , that he had a sister , and that it was to this brother- -one after her own heart - she at this juncture devoted herself . In this we may see ...
... heart and shining star shall guide thee right . ” Well was it for Wordsworth , and for us , that he had a sister , and that it was to this brother- -one after her own heart - she at this juncture devoted herself . In this we may see ...
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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...