The Miscellaneous Poems of William Wordsworth, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 9
... strong And now they smoothly glide along , Gathering breath , and pleased to win The praises of mild Benjamin . Heaven shield him from mishap and snare ! But why so early with this prayer ? Is it for threatenings in the sky ? Or for ...
... strong And now they smoothly glide along , Gathering breath , and pleased to win The praises of mild Benjamin . Heaven shield him from mishap and snare ! But why so early with this prayer ? Is it for threatenings in the sky ? Or for ...
Page 11
... strong a spell As used to be that sign of love And hope ― the OLIVE - BOUGH and DOVE ; He knows it to his cost , good Man ! Who does not know the famous SWAN ? Uncouth although the object be , An image of perplexity ; Yet not the less ...
... strong a spell As used to be that sign of love And hope ― the OLIVE - BOUGH and DOVE ; He knows it to his cost , good Man ! Who does not know the famous SWAN ? Uncouth although the object be , An image of perplexity ; Yet not the less ...
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... strong ; And , in its struggles to get free , Was busily employed as he . The thunder had begun to growl He heard not , too intent of soul ; The air was now without a breath - -- He marked not that ' twas still as death . But soon large ...
... strong ; And , in its struggles to get free , Was busily employed as he . The thunder had begun to growl He heard not , too intent of soul ; The air was now without a breath - -- He marked not that ' twas still as death . But soon large ...
Page 18
... strong voice more near Said , cordially , " My Friend , what cheer ? Rough doings these ! as God's my judge , The sky owes somebody a grudge ! We've had in half an hour or less A twelve - month's terror and distress ! " Then Benjamin ...
... strong voice more near Said , cordially , " My Friend , what cheer ? Rough doings these ! as God's my judge , The sky owes somebody a grudge ! We've had in half an hour or less A twelve - month's terror and distress ! " Then Benjamin ...
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... 'll hurl thee headlong with the rock To which thy fibres cling . " The Flood was tyrannous and strong ; The patient Briar suffered long , Nor did he utter groan or sigh , Hoping the 67 The Waterfall and the Eglantine 1800.
... 'll hurl thee headlong with the rock To which thy fibres cling . " The Flood was tyrannous and strong ; The patient Briar suffered long , Nor did he utter groan or sigh , Hoping the 67 The Waterfall and the Eglantine 1800.
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behold beneath Benjamin Bird BLACK COMB bower breast breath breeze bright BROUGHAM CASTLE Busk calm cheer Clifford clouds Countess of Pembroke Creature cried dancing dead deep delight doth dwell earth fair fear flowers gentle gladness gleams Glow-worms Goody Blake Grasmere green happy Harry Gill hast hath head hear heard heart Heaven Helvellyn hill hither horse hour Infant light living LOCH LOMOND lofty lonely look Lord Clifford Martha Ray moon morning mountain mournfully murmur never night o'er oh misery Peter Bell pleasure poor rills river Swale rocks round RYDAL MOUNT shade Shepherd side sight silent sing sits solitary song soul sound spirit spot spread stars stir stone stood stream sweet thee There's thine thing Thorn Thou art thoughts Tower trees turned Twas vale voice Waggon wandering weary ween wild WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind woods Yarrow