 Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness. 'Think you, "mid all this mighty sum Of things for ever speaking, That nothing of itself will come, But we must still...  The Art of Thinking - Page 109by Thomas Sharper Knowlson - 1921 - 165 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...Which of themselves our minds impress ; " That we can feed this mind of ours " In a wise passiveness. " Think you, mid all this mighty sum " Of things for...of itself will come, " But we must still be seeking ? "o ' " — Then ask not wherefore, here, alone, " Conversing as I may, " I sit upon this old gray... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness. Think yon, 'mid all this mighty sum Of things for cter speaking. That nothing of itself will come, But we must still be seeking? — Then ask not wherefore, here, alone. Conversing as I may, I sit upon this old gray stone, And dream... | |
 | 1836 - 346 pages
...our minds impns.. : That we can feed this miud of ours, In a wise passiveness. " Think you, mid alt this mighty sum . Of things for ever speaking, That nothing of itself will come, Hut we must still be seeking ' "One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man— Of moral... | |
 | William Howitt - 1838 - 414 pages
...incidental. They were in the condition and state of mind of the old man in Wordsworth's ballad, who says — Think you, mid all this mighty sum Of things for ever...of itself will come, But we must still be seeking? That Homer had an eye for the sublime features of earth, the nobler forms of animal life, and phenomena... | |
 | London female mission - 1840 - 478 pages
...lessons come unsought — the poet Wordsworth says — " Think yon, 'mid ail this mighty turn, Of tilings for ever speaking, That nothing of itself will come, But we must still be seeking." Whilst thus contemplating the beauty of nature, and rejoicing in her smiles, thoughts of God and hit... | |
 | William Howitt - 1841 - 520 pages
...condition and state of mind of the old man in Wordsworth's ballad, who says — Think you, mid all thia mighty sum Of things for ever speaking, That nothing...of itself will come, But we must still be seeking ? That Homer had an eye for the sublime features of earth, the nobler forms of animal life, and phenomena... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1843 - 470 pages
...Which of themselves our minds impress; "That we can feed this mind of ours "In a wise passiveness. "Think you, 'mid all this mighty sum "Of things for...itself will come, "But we must still be seeking?" CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH. Of the excision and crucifixion of the natural life. [ "And if thy right eye... | |
 | 1843 - 602 pages
...minds impress] That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness. •Think you, 'mid all ihis mighty sum Of things for ever speaking, That nothing...of itself will come, But we must still be seeking 1 . 1 Then ask not wherefore, here, alone, Conversing. as I may, I sit upon this old gray stone, And... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...Powers Which of themselves our minds impress ; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness. Think you, 'mid all this mighty sum Of things for...of itself will come, But we must still be seeking! — Then ask not wherefore, here, alone, Conversing as I may, I sit upon this old grey stone, And dream... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...Which of themselves our minds impress ; That we can feel this mind of ours In a wise passiveness. " Think you, 'mid all this mighty sum Of things for...of itself will come, But we must still be seeking ? " Then ask not wherefore, here, alone, Conversing as I may, I sit upon this old gray stone, And dream... | |
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