 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same Vision which we now behold,...brought forth ; — These mighty barriers, and the gulph between ; The floods, — the stars, — a spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same Vision which we now behold,...brought forth ; — These mighty barriers, and the gulph between ; The floods, — the stars, — a spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 362 pages
...him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same Vision which we now behold,...brought forth ; — These mighty barriers, and the gulph between ; The floods, — the stars ; — a spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Sonnets, English - 1899 - 308 pages
...him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same vision which we now behold,...These mighty barriers, and the gulf between ; The flood, the stars, — a spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and earth ! " WITH how sad... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1837 - 376 pages
...him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same Vision which we now behold,...These mighty barriers, and the gulf between ; The flood, the stars, — a spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and earth ! XVI. WITH how... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Authors' presentation copies - 1845 - 688 pages
...him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same Vision which we now behold,...These mighty barriers, and the gulf between ; The flood, the stars, — a spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and earth ! XXIII. WITH how... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same Vision which we now behold,...These mighty barriers, and the gulf between ; The flood, the stars, — a speetacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and earth ! WITH how sad steps,... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 316 pages
...his eyes were closed.' How magnificent is the summary or abstraction of the elementary features in such a scene, as executed by the poet himself, in...roving Briton] was seen, The self-same vision which me now behold, At thy meek bidding, shadowy Power, brought forth, These mighty barriers, and the gulf... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 320 pages
...his eyes were closed.' How magnificent is the summary or abstraction of the elementary features in such a scene, as executed by the poet himself, in...roving Briton] was seen, The self-same vision which me now behold, At thy meek bidding, shadowy Power, brought forth, These mighty barriers, and the gulf... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - English literature - 1853 - 310 pages
...his eyes were closed.' How magnificent is the summary or abstraction of the elementary features in such a scene, as executed by the poet himself, in...roving Briton] was seen, The self-same vision which rce now behold, At thy meek bidding, shadowy Power, brought forth, These mighty barriers, and the gulf... | |
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Thus did the waters gleam, the mountains lower, To the rude Briton, when, in wolf-skin vest Here roving wild, he laid him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. 
