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, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor... The Poems of William Wordsworth, D.C.L., Poet Laureate, Etc. Etc - Page 161by William Wordsworth - 1845 - 619 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1834 - 596 pages
...With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rashjudfjmenls, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.' — vol. ii. p. 103. The passages in Mr. Wordsworth's works (few and far between) wherein, as in these,... | |
| 1834 - 864 pages
...quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor tlte sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.' — vol. ii. p. 103. The passages in Mr. Wordsworth's works (few and far between) wherein, as in these,... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1834 - 594 pages
...and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of sel/ish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.' — vol. ii. p. 103. The passages in Mr. Wordsworth's works (few and far between) wherein, as in these,... | |
| 1835 - 508 pages
...charms, with ever increasing beauty. Other resources, Young Gentlemen, may fail us ; but "Nature never did betray The heart that loved her ; 'tis her privilege,...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings." — Wordsworth, I cannot but express my regret that there is among us so little love for the country... | |
| Elizabeth Palmer Peabody - 1835 - 228 pages
...quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, or the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no...faith that all which we behold Is full of blessings. Paraphrase of the above, by a boy of ten. Nature is ever faithful To the spirit that adores her. Tis... | |
| Robert Folkestone Williams - 1835 - 242 pages
...quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor tjie sneers of selfish men) Nor greetings where no kindness...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings!'" " ' "Pis her privilege I was-more gratified than annoyed by this interruption; for there was something... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1836 - 368 pages
...close resemblance to an admirable line of Young's, the exact expression of which I do not recollect. My dear, dear Sister ! and this prayer I make, Knowing...Shine on thee in thy solitary walk ; And let the misty mountain- winds be free To blow against thee : and, in after years, When these wild ecstasies shall... | |
| 1832 - 448 pages
...This want of feeling for the enjoyment of nature's beauty we deeply regret, in the poet's words, — Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings." — Wordsworth. Many causes, unfortunately, have concurred and still concur to produce this apathy;... | |
| Maria Jane Jewsbury - 1837 - 290 pages
...impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Hash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings." With all that I have said, I have not yet touched the root of the malady, or proposed any adequate... | |
| 1834 - 602 pages
...also to be attributed to his worship of Nature; and here again we may quote his own authority : — ' 'Tis her privilege, Through all the years of this...faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.' — vol. ii. p. 103. The passages in Mr. Wordsworth's works (few and far between) wherein, as in these,... | |
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