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... sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere . The upper air bursts into life , And a hundred fire - flags sheen To and fro they are hurried about ; And to and fro , and in and out The stars dance on between . The coming wind ...
... sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere . The upper air bursts into life , And a hundred fire - flags sheen To and fro they are hurried about ; And to and fro , and in and out The stars dance on between . The coming wind ...
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... sounds rose slowly thro ' their mouths And from their bodies pass'd . Around , around , flew each sweet sound , Then darted to the sun : Slowly the sounds came back again Now mix'd , now one by one . Sometimes a dropping from the sky I ...
... sounds rose slowly thro ' their mouths And from their bodies pass'd . Around , around , flew each sweet sound , Then darted to the sun : Slowly the sounds came back again Now mix'd , now one by one . Sometimes a dropping from the sky I ...
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... sound ne motion made : Its path was not upon the sea In ripple or in shade . It rais'd my hair , it fann'd my cheek , Like a meadow - gale of spring- It mingled ftrangely with my fears , Yet it felt like a welcoming . Swiftly , swiftly ...
... sound ne motion made : Its path was not upon the sea In ripple or in shade . It rais'd my hair , it fann'd my cheek , Like a meadow - gale of spring- It mingled ftrangely with my fears , Yet it felt like a welcoming . Swiftly , swiftly ...
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... sound was heard ! Under the water it rumbled on , Still louder and more dread : It reach'd the Ship , it split the bay ; The Ship went down like lead . Stunn'd by that loud and dreadful sound , Which sky and ocean smote : Like one that ...
... sound was heard ! Under the water it rumbled on , Still louder and more dread : It reach'd the Ship , it split the bay ; The Ship went down like lead . Stunn'd by that loud and dreadful sound , Which sky and ocean smote : Like one that ...
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... sound . I mov'd my lips : the Pilot shriek'd And fell down in a fit . The Holy Hermit rais'd his eyes And pray'd where he did sit . I took the oars : the Pilot's boy , Who now doth crazy go , Laugh'd loud and long , and all the while ...
... sound . I mov'd my lips : the Pilot shriek'd And fell down in a fit . The Holy Hermit rais'd his eyes And pray'd where he did sit . I took the oars : the Pilot's boy , Who now doth crazy go , Laugh'd loud and long , and all the while ...
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Lyrical Ballads: William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge R. L. Brett,A. R. Jones Limited preview - 2002 |
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Page 105 - Jane; In bed she moaning lay, Till God released her of her pain ; And then she went away. So in the church-yard she was laid ; And when the grass was dry, Together round her grave we played, My brother John and I.
Page 202 - And these my exhortations ! Nor, perchance, If I should be, where I no more can hear Thy voice, nor catch from thy wild eyes these gleams Of past existence, wilt thou then forget That on the banks of this delightful stream We stood together ; and that I, so long A worshipper of Nature, hither came, Unwearied in that service : rather say With warmer love, oh ! with far deeper zeal Of holier love.
Page 37 - Why, this is strange, I trow! Where are those lights so many and fair, That signal made but now?
Page 103 - 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. "And where are they ? I pray you tell.
Page 195 - 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; While with an eye made quiet by the power Of harmony and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things.
Page 198 - What then I was. The sounding cataract Haunted me like a passion : the tall rock, The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood, Their colours and their forms, were then to me An appetite : a feeling and a love, That had no need of a remoter charm, By thought supplied, or any interest Unborrowed from the eye.
Page 195 - 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 194 - That on a wild, secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion, and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky.
Page vii - The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea. Higher and higher every day, Till over the mast at noon — ' 30 The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast, For he heard the loud bassoon.
Page 200 - 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.