 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 sidor
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. 311 VIII. 0 NIGHTINGALE! thou surely art A Creature of ebullient heart... | |
 | Elizabeth Constantia Agnew - 1819 - 266 sidor
...one tyrant instead of many !" CHAPTER XIX. A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller 'twist life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will,...and command. And yet a spirit still and bright, With something of an angel light. WORDSWORTH. AT this part of the conversation, Mr. Everard joined the two... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 372 sidor
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. 134 IX. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A Creature of a fiery heart :... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1824 - 478 sidor
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. But the great distinction and glory of Mr Wordsworth's j poetry, is the... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 412 sidor
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright 'With something of an angel light. X. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A Creature of a fiery heart : — These... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1832 - 402 sidor
...view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions light and free, And steps of virgin liberty; A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises...and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light. X. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A Creature of a fiery heart : — These... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1833 - 832 sidor
...eye serene, The very pulse of the machine : A being breathing thoughtful breath ; A traveller betwixt life and death. The reason firm, the temperate will,...command ; And yet, a spirit, still and bright, With something of an angel light. Such is the portrait which is amplified and placed in a hundred new lights... | |
 | 1845 - 778 sidor
...Praise, blame, lore, kisses, team and smiles. " I saw her upon nearer view, A spirit, yet a woman too ; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between...planned, To warn, to comfort and command, And yet an angel too, and bright With something of an angel's light." " Beautiful, indeed !" exclaimed Fanny,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1836 - 368 sidor
...Twilight's, too, her dusky hair; But all things else about her drawn From May-time's brightest, liveliest dawn ; A dancing Shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to...command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel-light. 1804. vn. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A creature of a fiery heart... | |
 | Garland - 1836 - 246 sidor
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...command ; And yet a Spirit, still and bright With something of an angel light. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A creature of a fiery heart : — These... | |
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A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet ; A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The... 
