A Selection from the Works of William Wordsworth, Poet LaureateEdward Moxon & Company, 1865 - 279 pages |
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Page 128
... Priest of Ennerdale . It was a July evening ; and he sate Upon the long stone - seat beneath the eaves Of his old cottage , —as it chanced , that day , Employed in winter's work . Upon the stone His wife sate near him , teasing matted ...
... Priest of Ennerdale . It was a July evening ; and he sate Upon the long stone - seat beneath the eaves Of his old cottage , —as it chanced , that day , Employed in winter's work . Upon the stone His wife sate near him , teasing matted ...
Page 131
... Priest , who down the field had come , Unseen by Leonard , at the church - yard gate Stopped short , and thence , at leisure , limb by limb Perused him with a gay complacency . Ay , thought the Vicar , smiling to himself , ' Tis one of ...
... Priest , who down the field had come , Unseen by Leonard , at the church - yard gate Stopped short , and thence , at leisure , limb by limb Perused him with a gay complacency . Ay , thought the Vicar , smiling to himself , ' Tis one of ...
Page 132
... Priest . Nay , Sir , for aught I know , That chasm is much the same- Leonard . But , surely , yonder- Priest . Ay , there , indeed , your memory is a friend That does not play you false . — On that tall pike ( It is the loneliest place ...
... Priest . Nay , Sir , for aught I know , That chasm is much the same- Leonard . But , surely , yonder- Priest . Ay , there , indeed , your memory is a friend That does not play you false . — On that tall pike ( It is the loneliest place ...
Page 134
... Priest . Why , there , Sir , is a thought that's new to me ! The stone - cutters , ' tis true , might beg their bread If every English church - yard were like ours ; Yet our conclusion wanders from the truth : We have no need of names ...
... Priest . Why , there , Sir , is a thought that's new to me ! The stone - cutters , ' tis true , might beg their bread If every English church - yard were like ours ; Yet our conclusion wanders from the truth : We have no need of names ...
Page 135
... Priest . That's Walter Ewbank . He had as white a head and fresh a cheek As ever were produced by youth and age Engendering in the blood of hale fourscore . Through five long generations had the heart Of Walter's forefathers o'erflowed ...
... Priest . That's Walter Ewbank . He had as white a head and fresh a cheek As ever were produced by youth and age Engendering in the blood of hale fourscore . Through five long generations had the heart Of Walter's forefathers o'erflowed ...
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