 I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for from...  The Excursion; a Poem - الصفحة 155بواسطة William Wordsworth - 1836 - عدد الصفحات: 374عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | William Wordsworth - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior Faculty that moulds,...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 670
...example of his success in subduing a most untractable thought, and enriching himself with its spoils. * I have seen A curious Child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 654
...to principles of truth, Which the imaginative will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approach'd By the inferior faculty that moulds With her minute and speculative pains Opinions ever changing — I have seen' . •. Regenerative Nature prostrate lie • i And things inanimate,... | |
 | 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 844
...have written some worse myself. Landor. — So has Wordsworth. Attend to the echo in the Excursion. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell, To which, in silence hush'd, his very BOU! Listen'd... | |
 | 1847 - عدد الصفحات: 648
...deserve careful examination. A single shell may afford much pleasure. A celebrated poet says, — " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
 | James Hogg - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 402
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the imaginative will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior faculty that moulds, With her minute and speculative plans, Opinions ever changing — I have seen Regenerative Nature prostrate lie And drink the soul... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 224
...birth-place moan, as moans the ocean-shell. Such a shell as Wordsworth has beautifully described. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 456
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior Faculty that moulds,...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 452
...principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By die inferior Faculty that moulds, With her minute and...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 528
...birth-place moan, as moans the ocean-shell. Such a shell as Wordsworth has beautifully described. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
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