 In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight; when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye! Thou wanderer thro' the woods,...  Memoir of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Hemans - Page 276by Miss Browne - 1839 - 336 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 pages
...inspired him with : — " Oh ! how oft, In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight, when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever...the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, — Hpw oft in spirit have I turn'd to thee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer through the woods, How often... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1857 - 480 pages
...but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft — In darkness and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight ; when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever...the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart — • How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye ! thou wanderer thro' the woods, How... | |
 | WILLIAM WORDSWOTH - 1858 - 564 pages
...belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness, and amid the many shapes Ot joyless daylight ; when the fretiul stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, Have hung upon the beatings ot my heart, How ofi, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou waud'rer through the woods,... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1860 - 164 pages
...interesting river. Says he — How oft — In darkness, and amid the many simpes Of joyless daylight; when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever...the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart — How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, 0 sylvan Wye! Thou wanderer thro' the woods, How often... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 312 pages
...had inspired him with:— " Oh! how oft, In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight, when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever...world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart,— How oft in spirit have I turned to thee, 0 sylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer through the woods, How often... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...Be but a vain belief, yet oh ! how oft — In darkness and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight; when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heartHow oft, in spirit, have I turn'd to thee, O sylvan Wye ! thou wanderer through the woods, How... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 550 pages
...THOUGHTS ON REVISITING THE WYE. Oh ! how oft, In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight, when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever...the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft in spirit have I turned to thee, 0 silvan Wye ! thou wanderer through the woods— How often... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 678 pages
...THOUGHTS ON REVISITING THE WYE. Oh ! how oft, In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight, when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever...the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft in spirit have I turned to thee, 0 silvan Wye ! thou wanderer through the woods— How often... | |
 | William Howitt, Mary Botham Howitt - 1862 - 236 pages
...yet, oh ! how oft, In darknefs, and amid the many fhapes Of joylefs daylight j when the fretful ftir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft, in fpirit, have I turned to thee, O fylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer thro' the woods, How often... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight, when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever...the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft in spirit have I turn'd to thee, O sylvan Wye ! — thou wanderer through the woods — How... | |
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