 SIMPLE Child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage Girl : She was eight years old, she said; Her hair was thick with many a curl That clustered round her head. She had a...  Poems, selected from the best eds - Page 14by William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1880Full view - About this book
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...A SIMPLE child, dear brother Sim, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage...she said, Her hair was thick with many a curl That cluster'd round her head. She had a rustic woodland air, And she was wildly clad ; Her eyes were fair,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 416 pages
...WE AEE SEVEN. • A simple Child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage...clad : Her eyes were fair, and very fair ; — Her beauty made me glad. " Sisters and brothers, little Maid, How many may you be ?" ' " How many ? Seven... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 418 pages
...WE ARE SEVEN. • A simple Child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage...thick with many a curl That clustered round her head. " Sisters and brothers, little Maid, How many may you be ?" " How many ? Seven in all," she said, And... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...breath And feels its life in every limb. What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage-girl: She was eight years old, she said ; Her hair was thick...curl That clustered round her head. She had a rustic woodland-air And she was wildly clad ; Her eyes were fair, and very fair; Her beauty made me glad.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Fore-edge painting - 1828 - 372 pages
...wind. WE ARE SEVEN. A SIMPLE Child, That lightly draws its breath, And fi-cls ils life in every limb, What should it know of death? I met a little cottage Girl: She was eight years old, she said; Her li in was thick with many a curl That clustered round her head. She had a rustic, -woodland air, And... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1828 - 188 pages
...girl, She was eight fears old, she said ; Hor heir was thick with many a carl, That clustered round h?r head. She had a rustic woodland air, And she was wildly clad ; Her face was fair, and very fair, Her beauty matte me glad! Sisters and brothers, little maid, How many... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...Milton. WE ABE SEVEN. -A simple child That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage...clad ; Her eyes were fair, and very fair ; — Her beauty made me glad. " Sisters and brothers, little maid, How many may you be ?" " How many ? Seven... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1832 - 706 pages
...are seven. — — A simple child That lightly, draws its breath, And feels its lue in every limb, What should it know of death? I met a little cottage...wildly clad; Her eyes were fair, and very fair; Her beauty made me glad. 25o ftnb fíe benn? — Äomm, fng' mir bee; 9îur fte&en, unb nid)t meljv; 3u... | |
 | Flowers - 1835 - 174 pages
...LV. WE ARE SEVEN. A SIMPLE child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage...she said ; Her hair was thick with many a curl That cluster'd round her head. She had a rustic, woodland air, And she was wildly clad : Her eyes were fair,... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1836 - 226 pages
...died. WE ARE SEVEN. -A simple child, That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage...thick with many a curl That clustered round her head. " Sisters and brothers, little maid, How many may you be ?" " How many 7 Seven in all," she said And... | |
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