 Nature never did betray The heart that loved her, 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts,...  Littell's Living Age - Page 1461850Full view - About this book
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 pages
...did betray The heart, that loved her! Tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, lo lead From joy to joy ; for she can so inform The mind, lhat is tettAin us. so impress, With quietness and beauty, and eofeed With lofty thoughts, that neither... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...and this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray, The heart that loved her ; -'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life,...thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of... | |
 | Gem book - 1846 - 398 pages
...moral being. WORDSWORTH. NATURE FAITHFUL. NATURE never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life,...feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Hash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary... | |
 | Elizabeth R. Epperly - 1993 - 292 pages
...Sister! and this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy ... (119-25) A childhood favourite of Montgomery, Wordsworth is shown here to be woven into Emily's... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1994 - 628 pages
...Sister! and this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life,...With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgements, nor the sneers of selfish men, 130 Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 pages
...Sister! and this prayer I make. Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life,...thoughts, that neither evil tongues. Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all 150 The drcary intercourse... | |
 | Andrew J. Davis - 1996 - 438 pages
...Nature never did betrty The heart that loved her ; 'tia her privilege, Through all the years of this oar life, to lead From joy to joy ; for she can so inform...mind that is within us. so impress With quietness aud beauty, and ao feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongne*, Ranh judgments, flor the sneers... | |
 | Stephen Adams - 1997 - 260 pages
...Sister! and this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray the heart that loved her; 'Tis her privilege through all the years of this our life to...thoughts, That neither || evil tongues, || rash judgments, || nor the sneers of selfish men, || nor greetings where no kindness is, || nor all the dreary intercourse... | |
 | John Rieder - 1997 - 284 pages
...together: And this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life,...thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of... | |
 | George Hughes - 1997 - 274 pages
...Sister! and this prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy ... (119-25) One could conclude the interpretation of the poem here in a state of modified pessimism... | |
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