 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 - Sida 155efter William Wordsworth - 1836 - 374 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | William Wordsworth - 1814 - 476 sidor
...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 - 670 sidor
...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 - 654 sidor
...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 - 844 sidor
...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 - 648 sidor
...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 - 402 sidor
...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 - 224 sidor
...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 - 456 sidor
...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 - 452 sidor
...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 - 528 sidor
...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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