I, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chant in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation; and, by words Which speak of nothing more than what we are, Would I arouse the sensual from their sleep Of death, and win the vacant and... American Literature: And Other Papers - Page 262by Edwin Percy Whipple - 1887 - 315 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1889 - 614 pages
...day. — I, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chant, in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation ; — and, by words Which...and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures ; while my voice proclaims How exquisitely the individual Mind (And the progressive powers perhaps... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1814 - 476 pages
...day. — J, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chaunt, in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation : — and, by words Which...and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures ; while my voice proclaims How exquisitely the individual Mind (And the progressive powers perhaps... | |
| 1815 - 394 pages
...! — I — long before this blissful hour arrives, Would chaunt in lonely peace, the sponsal verse Of this great consummation ; — and by words Which...and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures ; — while my voice proclaims How exquisitely the individual mind (And the progressive povv'rs perhaps... | |
| 1838 - 884 pages
...day. — I, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chant, in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation : — and by words Which speak of nothing more than what we are, W'ould 1 arouse the sensual from their sleep Of death, and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures ;... | |
| 1822 - 384 pages
...The author's design was the same with that of the great philosophical poet of our own days, to rouse the sensual from their sleep Of death, and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures, by an exhibition of their own capabilities of excellence and enjoyment. This noble design shines through... | |
| Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 392 pages
...The author's design was the same with that of the great philosophical poet of our own days, to rouse the sensual from their sleep Of death, and win the vacant and the vaiu To noble raptures, by an exhibition of their own capabilities of excellence and enjoyment. This... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 456 pages
...day. — /, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chant, in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation : — and, by words Which...and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures ; while my voice proclaims How exquisitely the individual Mind (And the progressive powers perhaps... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 452 pages
...Would chant, in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation : — and, by words WJiich speak of nothing more than what we are, Would I arouse...and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures ; while my voice proclaims How exquisitely the individual Mind (And the progressive powers perhaps... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 pages
...day. — I, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chant, in Joaely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation : — and, by words Which speak of nothing more than what we arc. Would I arouse the sensual from their sleep Of Death, and win the vacant and the vain To noble... | |
| 1838 - 876 pages
...day. — I, long before the blissful hour arrives, Would chant, in lonely peace, the spousal verse Of this great consummation : — and by words Which...and win the vacant and the vain To noble raptures ; while my voice proclaims How exquisitely the individual mind (And the progressive powers perhaps... | |
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