The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 (of 8)Wordsworth, William
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 (of 8)
Wordsworth, William
English poetry -- 18th century; English poetry -- 19th century
As sound; with that blithe race who wore erewhile
Their golden Grasshoppers, in sign that they
Had sprung from out the soil whereon they dwelt. 1814.
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[Footnote 233: 1827.
On serious minds; for doubtless, in one sense,
The theme _is_ serious; then, as Hindoos draw 1814.
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[Footnote 234: 1827.
... its ... 1814.
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[Footnote 235: 1827.
... or, if such may seem
Its tendency, to be engulphed and lost 1814.
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[Footnote 236: 1827.
... thereby ... 1814.
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[Footnote 237: 1845.
... be ... 1814.
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[Footnote 238: 1814.
Embellished by sweet flowers, by springs refreshed. C.
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[Footnote 239: 1836.
Thus I exclaimed, "no sadness sheds on me, 1814.
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[Footnote 240: 1827.
Yes," said I, "shall the immunities to which
She doth lay claim, the precepts she bestows, 1814.
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[Footnote 241: 1827.
Did place, in ... 1814.
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[Footnote 242: 1845.
... memory are as one;
Earth quiet and unchanged; the human Soul 1814.
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[Footnote 243: 1845.
Such was their scheme:--thrice happy he who gained
The end proposed! And,--though the same were missed
By multitudes, perhaps obtained by none,--
They, for the attempt, and for the pains employed, 1814.
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[Footnote 244: 1832.
... its ... 1814.
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[Footnote 245: 1836.
But that which was serene ... 1814.
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[Footnote 246: Italics were first used in 1836.]
[Footnote 247: 1827.
Sharp contradictions hourly shall arise
To cross the way; and we, perchance, by doom
Of this same life, shall be compelled to grieve 1814.
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[Footnote 248: Italics were first used in 1832.]
[Footnote 249: 1827.
With sorrowful events; and we, who heard
And saw, were moved. Desirous to divert, 1814.
With trouble, conflict that he seeks and shuns
With the same breath, desirous to divert C.
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[Footnote 250: 1827.
... which seemed
A nook for self-examination framed, 1814.
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[Footnote 251: 1827.
Towards ... 1814.
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[Footnote 252: 1836.
... thus his speech ... 1814.
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[Footnote 253: 1836.
I would not yet be ... 1814.
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[Footnote 254: 1827.
... its ... 1814.
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[Footnote 255: 1827.
Of willingness with which ... 1814.
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[Footnote 256: 1845.
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