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... power of armies is a visible thing " 220 " Here pause ; the Poet claims at least this praise " Now that all hearts are glad , all faces bright " 19 221 ........ 221 CONTENTS . xxi Thanksgibing Odes . of the Day appointed XX CONTENTS .
... power of armies is a visible thing " 220 " Here pause ; the Poet claims at least this praise " Now that all hearts are glad , all faces bright " 19 221 ........ 221 CONTENTS . xxi Thanksgibing Odes . of the Day appointed XX CONTENTS .
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... bright " 232 233 on of the Expedition of the French into 233 casion 234 the Remains of the Duke d'Enghien .. 234 ne banks of Seine " 234 236 on the Naming of Places . ng : fresh and clear " . 237 238 -of these our hills " 239 ugh stones ...
... bright " 232 233 on of the Expedition of the French into 233 casion 234 the Remains of the Duke d'Enghien .. 234 ne banks of Seine " 234 236 on the Naming of Places . ng : fresh and clear " . 237 238 -of these our hills " 239 ugh stones ...
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... bright , And burns with a clear and steady light ; Books have we to read , -hush ! that half - stifled knell , Methinks ' tis the sound of the eight o'clock bell . -Come , now we'll to bed ! and when we are there He may work his own ...
... bright , And burns with a clear and steady light ; Books have we to read , -hush ! that half - stifled knell , Methinks ' tis the sound of the eight o'clock bell . -Come , now we'll to bed ! and when we are there He may work his own ...
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... graceful in his rustic dress ! And oftentimes I talk'd to him , In very idleness . The young lambs ran a pretty race The morning sun shone bright and warm ; " Kilve , " said I , " was a THE PERIOD OF CHILDHOOD . Fathers Page.
... graceful in his rustic dress ! And oftentimes I talk'd to him , In very idleness . The young lambs ran a pretty race The morning sun shone bright and warm ; " Kilve , " said I , " was a THE PERIOD OF CHILDHOOD . Fathers Page.
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... bright , A broad and gilded vane . Then did the boy his tongue unlock ; And thus to me he made reply : " At Kilve there was no weathercock , And that's the reason why . " O dearest , dearest boy ! my heart For better lore would seldom ...
... bright , A broad and gilded vane . Then did the boy his tongue unlock ; And thus to me he made reply : " At Kilve there was no weathercock , And that's the reason why . " O dearest , dearest boy ! my heart For better lore would seldom ...
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Page 268 - Thou little child, yet glorious in the might Of heaven-born freedom on thy being's height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The years to bring the inevitable yoke, Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife ? Full soon thy soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight, Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life...
Page 160 - These beauteous forms, Through a long absence, have not been to me As is a landscape to a blind man's eye: But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din Of towns and cities, I have owed to them In hours of weariness, sensations sweet, Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart; And passing even into my purer mind, With tranquil restoration...
Page 8 - 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 Girl : She was eight years old, she said; Her hair was thick with many a 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. "Sisters and brothers, little Maid, How many may you be?" "How many? Seven in all," she said, And wondering looked at me.
Page 56 - She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love : A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye ! — Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be ; But she is in her grave, and, oh, The difference to me...
Page 266 - The Rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the Rose ; The Moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare ; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair ; The Sunshine is a glorious birth ; But yet I know, where'er I go, That there hath passed away a glory from the earth.
Page 119 - Listening, a gentle shock of mild surprise Has carried far into his heart the voice Of mountain torrents ; or the visible scene Would enter unawares into his mind With all its solemn imagery, its rocks, Its woods, and that uncertain heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake.
Page 160 - Of aspect more sublime : that blessed mood In which the burthen of the mystery, In which the heavy and the weary weight Of all this unintelligible world. Is lightened; that serene and blessed mood. In which the affections gently lead us on, Until, the breath of this corporeal frame And even the motion of our human blood Almost suspended, we are laid asleep In body, and become a living soul...
Page 120 - To seek thee did I often rove Through woods and on the green; And thou wert still a hope, a love; Still longed for, never seen. And I can listen to thee yet; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do beget That golden time again.
Page 131 - 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 160 - The picture of the mind revives again: While here I stand, not only with the sense Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts That in this moment there is life and food For future years.