And now I see with eye serene
The very pulse of the machine;
A being breathing thoughtful breath,
A traveller between life and death.
Source: She Was a Phantom of Delight
-- William Wordsworth, (Apr 7 1770-1850), English poet; His Lyrical Ballads, 1798 are noted for their worship of nature and humanitarianism; poet laureate, 1843-50.