Will no one tell me what she sings?-
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things
And battles long ago.
Source: The Solitary Reaper
-- 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.