 Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not. — Great God! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;...  A Selection from the Works of William Wordsworth - Page 28by William Wordsworth - 1865 - 279 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1832 - 402 pages
...soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon ! This Sea that...moves us not. — Great God! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make... | |
 | Alexander Dyce - English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers : Little we see in Nature that is ours ; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon ! This Sea that...The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gather'd now like sleeping flowers ; For this, for every thing, we are out of tune ; It moves us... | |
 | English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...that bares her bosom to the moon ; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gather'd now like sleeping flowers ; For this, for every thing,...moves us not. — Great God ! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn ; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 342 pages
...soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers : Little we see in Nature that is ours : We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon ! This Sea that...moves us not. — Great God ! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn. So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make... | |
 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 610 pages
...soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers ; Little we see in Nature that is ours ; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon ! This Sea that...moves us not. — Great God ! I'd rather be A pagan suckled in a creed outworn, So might I, standing in this pleasant lea, Have glimpses, that would make... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English essays - 1835 - 350 pages
...soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours : We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon ! This Sea that...moves us not. — Great God ! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn. So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make... | |
 | Ireland - 1832 - 448 pages
...Little we see in nature that is ours , We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon ! The Sen tbat bares her bosom to the moon ; The Winds that will...moves us not — Great God ! I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn ; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers ; Little we see in Nature that is ours ; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon ! This Sea that...It moves us not. Great God ! I'd rather be A Pagan, suckled in a creed outworn ; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...Nature that is ours ; We have given our hearts away, a sordid hoon ! This Sea that hares her hosom to the moon ; The winds that will be howling at all...of tune ; It moves us not. Great God ! I'd rather he A Pagan, suckled in a creed outworn ; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1838 - 508 pages
...have given our heart» nway, u mirdid boon ! Tliis Sea tlmt bare* her bommi to the inoun ; Tin- wind« that will be howling at all hours. And are up-gathered now like KWping flower* ; For this, for every thing, we are out of tune ; It HIOV14 u» not. — Grout God !... | |
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