 So fair, so sweet, withal so sensitive, Would that the little Flowers were born to live, Conscious of half the pleasure which they give ; That to this mountain-daisy's self were known The beauty of its star-shaped shadow, thrown On the smooth surface...  Second series. 1860-1888 - Page 7by John Ruskin - 1893Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...Flowers were born to live, Conscious of half the pleasure which they give ; That to this mountain-daisy's self were known The beauty of its star-shaped shadow, thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone ! And what if hence a bold desire should mount High as the Sun, that he could take account Of all that... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...Flowers were born to live, Conscious of half the pleasure which they give ; That to this mountain-daisy's self were known The beauty of its star-shaped shadow, thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone ! And what if hence a bold desire should mount High as the Snn, that he could take account Of all that... | |
 | University magazine - 1849 - 788 pages
...Would that the little (lowers were born to live. Conscious of halt' the pleasure that they give. " That to this mountain daisy's self were known, The beauty of its star-imbedded shadow thrown, On the smooth surface of this naked stone. " And what if here a bold desire... | |
 | Rugby sch - 1850 - 176 pages
...begins with the wish, perhaps half-belief, that the flower was conscious of tne pleasure it gave ; That to this mountain daisy's self were known, The...thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone. ; The shadow has in it something deeper and more divine than the blossom itself; it is the link between... | |
 | Henry Townley - 1852 - 110 pages
...were born to live Conscious of half the pleasure which they give : — That to this mountain-daisy's self were known The beauty of its star-shaped shadow,...thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone." "Why, I say, if you will follow the theory merely of suggestion, there are no suggestions of more fascination,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1854 - 392 pages
...Flowers were born to live, Conscious of half the pleasure which they give ; That to this mountain-daisy's self were known The beauty of its star-shaped shadow, thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone ! * In the class entitled " Musings, " in Mr. Southey's Minor Poems, is one upon his own miniature... | |
 | John Ruskin - Aesthetics - 1857 - 502 pages
...— Would that the little flowers were horn to live Conscious of half the pleasure which they give. That to this mountain daisy's self were known The...thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone." That is a little bit of good, downright, foreground painting — no mistake about it; daisy, and shadow,... | |
 | George Jacob Holyoake - Atheism - 1858 - 206 pages
...sensitive; Would that the little fiowers were born to live Conscious of half the pleasure which they give. That to this mountain daisy's self were known The...thrown On the smooth surface of this naked stone.' Orthodoxy has dreams more groundless than these. But the office of man is not to dream dreams, or have... | |
 | John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - Aesthetics - 1859 - 496 pages
...— Would that the little flowers were born to live Conscious of half the pleasure which they give. That to this mountain daisy's self were known The...star-shaped shadow, thrown On the smooth surface of tltis naked stone." That is a little bit of good, downright, foreground painting — no mistake about... | |
 | John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - Aesthetics - 1859 - 504 pages
...— Would that the little flowers were born to live Conscious of half the pleasure which they give. That to this mountain daisy's self were known The beauty of its star-shaped shadow, thrown On OK smooth surface of tliis naked stone." That is a little bit of good, downright, foreground painting... | |
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