 | 1851 - 608 sidor
...no poet, of any age, has traced, with so tender a spirit, writh so mild an interest as Wordsworth, " That secret spirit of humanity • Which, mid the calm oblivious tendencies Of nature, mid her plante, and weed?, and flowers. And silent overgrowings, still survives." Of the "two faculties of... | |
 | John Aikin - 1852 - 792 sidor
...of grief. At length towards the cottage I return'd Fondly, — and traced, with interest more mild, That secret spirit of humanity Which, 'mid the calm,...you have given, The purposes of wisdom ask no more ; Be wise and cheerful ; and no longer read The forms of things with an unworthy eye. She sleeps in... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 336 sidor
...grief. Then towards the cottage I return'd, and traced Fondly, though with an interest more mild. The secret spirit of humanity, Which, 'mid the calm, oblivious...nature — 'mid her plants, and weeds, and flowers, And sitent ovrrgrowings, stitl uorcvn • i ' Such mnsings receive the Pedlar's approbation, and he says... | |
 | John Wilson - 1852 - 328 sidor
...cattage I return'd, and traced Fondly, though with an interest more mild. The secret spirit of humanitv. Which, 'mid the calm, oblivious tendencies Of nature — 'mid her plants, and weeds, and Aowen, And silent overglowings, still uurevived " SACRED POETRY. Snch musings receive the Pedlar's... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1853 - 300 sidor
...grief. Then towards the cottage I returned ; ana traced Fondly, though with an interest more mild, \\ ir That secret spirit of humanity Which, mid the calm...you have given, The purposes of wisdom ask no more ; Be wise and cheerful ; and no longer read The forms of things with an unworthy eye. She sleeps in... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1853 - 716 sidor
...; and traced Fondly, though with an interest more mild, That ncwret 8I>irit of humanity Whieh,'inid the calm oblivious tendencies Of nature, 'mid her plants, and weeds, and flowers, And niletit ovorgrowings, still survived. 'I'll- old Man, noting this, resumed, and said, " My Friend !... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1854 - 776 sidor
...of grief. At length towards the Cottage I returned Fondly, — and traced, with interest more mild. That secret spirit of humanity Which, 'mid the calm...you have given. The purposes of wisdom ask no more ; Be wise and cheerful ; and no longer read The forms of things with an unworthy eye. She sleeps in... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 314 sidor
...grief. Then towards the cottage I return'd, and traced Fondly, though with an interest more mild, The secret spirit of humanity, Which, 'mid the calm, oblivious...tendencies Of nature — 'mid her plants, and weeds, and flowen, And silent overgrowings, still unrevived^" 190 Such musings receive the Pedlar's approbation,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 342 sidor
...still unrevirW." Such musings receive the Pedlar's approbation, and he says — "My friend! enouzh to sorrow you have given. The purposes of wisdom ask no more. Bi wiie and cheerful, and no longer read The formti of things with an nnwnrthy eye. She tleeps in the... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1855 - 440 sidor
...strong, our cause the best : Then reason wills, our hearts should be as good. SHARSPBRE. CONSOLATION. My friend ! enough to sorrow you have given, The purposes of wisdom ask no more : Be wise and cheerful ; and no longer read The form of things with an unworthy eye. She sleeps in... | |
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That secret spirit of humanity Which, mid the calm oblivious tendencies Of nature, mid her plants, and weeds, and flowers, And silent overgrowings, still survived. 
