William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth: The brook and...

William Wordsworth: The brook and...

The brook and road
Were fellow-travellers in this gloomy strait.


Source: The...

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William Wordsworth: Thy soul was...

William Wordsworth: Thy soul was...

Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart.

Source: Sonnets, 'Milton! thou...

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William Wordsworth: I made no...

William Wordsworth: I made no...

I made no vows, but vows
Were then made for me; bond unknown to me
Was given, that I should be, else sinning...

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William Wordsworth: The wiser mind<br>Mourns...

William Wordsworth: The wiser mind<br>Mourns...

The wiser mind
Mourns less for what age takes away
Than what it leaves behind.


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William Wordsworth: I&#039;d rather be&lt;br&gt;A...

William Wordsworth: I'd rather be<br>A...

I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimses...

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William Wordsworth: The immeasurable height&lt;br&gt;Of...

William Wordsworth: The immeasurable height<br>Of...

The immeasurable height
Of woods decaying, never to be decayed,
The stationary blasts of...

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William Wordsworth: Rapine, avarice, expense,...

William Wordsworth: Rapine, avarice, expense,...

Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no...

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William Wordsworth: Visionary power&lt;br&gt;Attends the...

William Wordsworth: Visionary power<br>Attends the...

Visionary power
Attends the motions of the viewless winds,
Embodied in the mystery of...

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William Wordsworth: Dust as we...

William Wordsworth: Dust as we...

Dust as we are, the immortal spirit grows
Like harmony in music; there is a dark
Inscrutable workmanship that...

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William Wordsworth: A man of...

William Wordsworth: A man of...

A man of hope and forward-looking mind
Even to the last!


Source: The Excursion,...

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William Wordsworth: Where the statue...

William Wordsworth: Where the statue...

Where the statue stood
Of Newton with his prism and silent face,
The marble index of a mind for ever
Voyaging...

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William Wordsworth: My apprehensions come...

William Wordsworth: My apprehensions come...

My apprehensions come in crowds;
I dread the rustling of the grass;
The very shadows of the clouds
Have power...

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William Wordsworth: Whether we be...

William Wordsworth: Whether we be...

Whether we be young or old,
Our destiny, our being's heart and home,
Is with infinitude, and only there;
With...

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William Wordsworth: The grim shape&lt;br&gt;Towered...

William Wordsworth: The grim shape<br>Towered...

The grim shape
Towered up between me and the stars, and still,
For so it seemed, with purpose of its own
And...

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William Wordsworth: There is&lt;br&gt;One great...

William Wordsworth: There is<br>One great...

There is
One great society alone on earth:
The noble living and the noble dead.


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William Wordsworth: Brothers all&lt;br&gt;In honour,...

William Wordsworth: Brothers all<br>In honour,...

Brothers all
In honour, as in one community,
Scholars and gentlemen.


Source:...

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William Wordsworth: Rapt into still...

William Wordsworth: Rapt into still...

Rapt into still communion that transcends
The imperfect offices of prayer and praise.


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William Wordsworth: That which sets...

William Wordsworth: That which sets...

That which sets . . . The budding rose above the rose full blown.

Source: The...

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William Wordsworth: Science appears but...

William Wordsworth: Science appears but...

Science appears but what in truth she is,
Not as our glory and our absolute boast,
But as a succedaneum, and a...

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William Wordsworth: Enough, if something...

William Wordsworth: Enough, if something...

Enough, if something from our hands have power
To live, and act, and serve the future hour;
And if, as toward...

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