I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for from... The Excursion; a Poem - Стр. 155авторы: William Wordsworth - 1836 - Страниц: 374Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| William Wordsworth - 1814 - Страниц: 476
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior Faculty that moulds,...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
| 1815 - Страниц: 670
...example of his success in subduing a most untractable thought, and enriching himself with its spoils. * I have seen A curious Child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
| 1816 - Страниц: 654
...to principles of truth, Which the imaginative will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approach'd By the inferior faculty that moulds With her minute and speculative pains Opinions ever changing — I have seen' . •. Regenerative Nature prostrate lie • i And things inanimate,... | |
| 1843 - Страниц: 844
...have written some worse myself. Landor. — So has Wordsworth. Attend to the echo in the Excursion. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell, To which, in silence hush'd, his very BOU! Listen'd... | |
| 1847 - Страниц: 648
...deserve careful examination. A single shell may afford much pleasure. A celebrated poet says, — " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
| James Hogg - 1822 - Страниц: 402
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the imaginative will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior faculty that moulds, With her minute and speculative plans, Opinions ever changing — I have seen Regenerative Nature prostrate lie And drink the soul... | |
| Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1825 - Страниц: 224
...birth-place moan, as moans the ocean-shell. Such a shell as Wordsworth has beautifully described. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - Страниц: 456
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior Faculty that moulds,...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - Страниц: 452
...principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By die inferior Faculty that moulds, With her minute and...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - Страниц: 528
...birth-place moan, as moans the ocean-shell. Such a shell as Wordsworth has beautifully described. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
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