Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be. Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither; Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Songs of Three Centuries - Page 94edited by - 1876 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1855 - 902 pages
...seeing ; Uphold us — cherish — and have power to make Oar noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal silence ; truths that wake To perish...with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy ! Hence in season of calm weather, Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1856 - 388 pages
...eternal silence ; truths that wake, To perish never : Which neither listlessness nor mad endeavour Nor man nor boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy,...brought us hither; Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling eyermore." WOKDSWOKTE. But... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1856 - 538 pages
...all our seeing; Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence; truths that wake To perish...destroy ! Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea, Which brought us hither, And see the Children... | |
| 1856 - 560 pages
...nature Did tremble like a guilty thing surprised." The mind of man has an appetite for the truth. " Hence, in a season of calm weather, Though inland...us hither, — Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty voices rolling evermore " All this was not... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1857 - 480 pages
...eternal Silence : truths that wake, To perish never ; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy,...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then sing, ye Birds,... | |
| 1857 - 904 pages
...silence : truths that wake, To perish never ; "Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavor, Nor man, uor boy. Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then sing, ye birds,... | |
| 1856 - 732 pages
...seeing — Uphold us, cherish us, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal silence ; truths that wake To perish...at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy !" It is here, in the primary schools, that childhood, surrounded by all the pleasant associations... | |
| 1857 - 834 pages
...young days with all their immortal memories come back to illume the soul with their vanished light. " Hence in a season of calm weather, Though inland far...brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore I" The Scotchman,... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1858 - 550 pages
...eternal silence : truths that wake, To perish never ; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour. Nor man nor boy. Nor all that is at enmity with joy....us hither ; Can in a moment travel thither,— And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Then, sing ye birds,... | |
| WILLIAM WORDSWOTH - 1858 - 564 pages
...eternal silence : truths that wake, To perish never ; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor man nor boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy,...us hither ; Can in a moment travel thither, — And see the children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Ye that through... | |
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