 Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea : Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself...  Papers on literature and art - Page 35by Sarah Margaret Ossoli (march.) - 1846Full view - About this book
 | 1839 - 512 pages
...Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men, 0 ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue,...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay." Work*, p. 213. But we pass on to notice Wordsworth's power of description, as a second distinguishing... | |
 | Charles Benjamin Tayler - 1832 - 264 pages
...lines of Wordsworth apply to his character:— " Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart: Pure aa the naked heavens, majestic free, ******* So dids't...godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on itself did lay." My father was a courtier, at least he was frequently about the person of our good... | |
 | 1833 - 240 pages
...Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue,...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. 201 202 WILLIAM WORDSWOUTH. TO THE MEN OF KENT. 1803. VANGUARD of Liberty, ye Men of Kent, Ye Children... | |
 | 1836 - 532 pages
...Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue,...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. Who that has read " meek Walton" will not answer to the perfect truth of the following ? Walton's Book... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue,...godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on itself did lay." Vol. ip 140. We make room for this other; though the four first lines arc bad, and... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...publicity, he continued diligently to discharge all the common duties of life. Well might Wordsworth sii\g : B0 Yet a while longer his harp was left in the hands of the guardian Muse. The strings were now occasionally,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 412 pages
...Have forfeited their aneient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue,...thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. EARTH has not any thing to show more fair : Dull would he be of soul... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pages
...Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue,...and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lav. COMPOSED UPON WESTM1NSTEK BR1DGE. EARTH has not any thing to show more fair : Dull would he he... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 pages
...Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men : Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue,...and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lav. COMPOSED OPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. EARTH has not any thing to show more fair : Dull would he be... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1838 - 508 pages
...like the no» : I'uru as the naked lieiivens, majestic, frei'. A didst thou travel on life's commun way, In cheerful godliness ; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. I . VOI.ITH'AI. XONNIÎTH. (ÎKI:.\T Him have lut-il among us ; lianiis that poniu.l Ami tongues tluit... | |
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