 The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that 'this is I :' But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of 'I,' and 'me,' And finds 'I am not what I see, And other than...  Chapters on Language - Page 64by Frederic William Farrar - 1865 - 308 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1884 - 656 pages
...the larger experiences of its friends. " Bat, as he grows, he gathers much, And learns the use of <!' and 'me;' And finds ' I am not what I see, And other...separate mind From whence clear memory may begin, Aa through the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined." And as childhood glides into youth,... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1875 - 480 pages
...time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that this is I. But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...not what I see, And other than the things I touch." t • See Furrar. Chapters on Language, p. 62. f In Uemuriam, sec. 44. The perception of the difference... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 228 pages
...his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that ' this is I : ' But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...thro' the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined. This use may lie in blood and breath, Which else were fruitless of their due, Had man to learn... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 228 pages
...his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that ' this is I : ' But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...thro' the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined. This use may lie in blood and breath, Which else were fruitless of their due, Had man to learn... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 272 pages
...tender palm is pressed Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that " this is I " : But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of " I," and " me," f^ And finds " I am not what I see, And other than the things I touch " : > So rounds he to a separate... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1851 - 422 pages
...his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that ' this is I : ' But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...thro' the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined. This use may lie in blood and breath, Which else were fruitless of their due, Had man to learn... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1851 - 234 pages
...his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that ' this is I:' But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...things I touch :' So rounds he to a separate mind Prom whence clear memory may begin, As thro' the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined*... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1859 - 520 pages
...tender palm is pressed Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that " this is I : " But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...he to a separate mind From whence clear memory may oe£rm, As through the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined. This use may lie in blood... | |
 | 1860 - 452 pages
...tender palm is pressed Againbt the circle of the breast, Has never thought that " this is I :" But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...And finds " I am not what I see, And other than the thing I touch :" So moulds he to a separate mind From whence clear memory may begin, As through the... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 pages
...tender palm is pressed Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that " this is I : " But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of...separate mind From whence clear memory may begin, As through the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined. This use may lie in blood and breath,... | |
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