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... herself Towards them , and to all creatures . God delights In such a being ; for , her common thoughts Are piety , her life is gratitude . " THE PRELUDE . DOROTHY WORDSWORTH . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY . At some period.
... herself Towards them , and to all creatures . God delights In such a being ; for , her common thoughts Are piety , her life is gratitude . " THE PRELUDE . DOROTHY WORDSWORTH . CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY . At some period.
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... thoughts enrich the blood of the world . " It was well said by one of these : " Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward . It has soothed my afflictions ; it has multiplied and refined my enjoy- ments ; it has endeared ...
... thoughts enrich the blood of the world . " It was well said by one of these : " Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward . It has soothed my afflictions ; it has multiplied and refined my enjoy- ments ; it has endeared ...
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... gave me eyes , she gave me ears ; And humble cares , and delicate fears ; A heart , the fountain of sweet tears , And love , and thought , and joy . " It is to her early thoughtfulness that the poet alludes CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LIFE . 21.
... gave me eyes , she gave me ears ; And humble cares , and delicate fears ; A heart , the fountain of sweet tears , And love , and thought , and joy . " It is to her early thoughtfulness that the poet alludes CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LIFE . 21.
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... thought of you perpetually ; and never have my eyes rested upon a scene of great loveliness but I have almost ... thoughts . " Wordsworth took his degree , and left Cambridge in 1791. Being undecided as to his future occupa- tion , he ...
... thought of you perpetually ; and never have my eyes rested upon a scene of great loveliness but I have almost ... thoughts . " Wordsworth took his degree , and left Cambridge in 1791. Being undecided as to his future occupa- tion , he ...
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... thought that the opinion I had formed was erroneous . He is , however , certainly rather plain , though other- wise has an extremely thoughtful countenance ; but when he speaks , it is often lighted up by a smile which I think very ...
... thought that the opinion I had formed was erroneous . He is , however , certainly rather plain , though other- wise has an extremely thoughtful countenance ; but when he speaks , it is often lighted up by a smile which I think very ...
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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...