Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1 Quotes

“A perfect Woman; nobly plann'd,   To warn, to comfort, and command;   And yet a Spirit still, and bright   With something of an angel light.”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade   Of that which once was great is pass'd away.”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Ere we had reach'd the wish'd-for place, night fell:   We were too late at least by one dark hour,”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“could have laugh'd myself to scorn, to find   In that decrepit Man so firm a mind.”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Choice word, and measured phrase; above the reach   Of ordinary men; a stately speech!”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Such seem'd this Man, not all alive nor dead,   Nor all asleep; in his extreme old age:   His body was bent double, feet and head   Coming together in their pilgrimage;   As if some dire constraint of pain, or rage   Of sickness felt by him in times long past,   A more than human weight upon his frame had cast.”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Said I, "Not half an hour ago     Your Mother has had alms of mine.”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Before me begging did she stand,     Pouring out sorrows like a sea;     Grief after grief:—on English Land     Such woes I knew could never be;     And yet a boon I gave her; for the Creature   Was beautiful to see; a Weed of glorious feature!”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair;”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“Pleasures newly found are sweet
When they lie about our feet:”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“So that almost a doubt within me springs   Of Providence, such emptiness at length   Seems at the heart of all things. But, great God!   I measure back the steps which I have trod,”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“These words were utter'd in a pensive mood,   Even while mine eyes were on that solemn sight:”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“CHARACTER of the HAPPY WARRIOR.   Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he   Whom every Man in arms should wish to be?   —It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought   Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought   Upon the plan that pleased his childish thought:   Whose high endeavours are an inward light   That make the path before him always bright:   Who, with a natural instinct to discern   What knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn;   Abides by this resolve, and stops not there, 10   But makes his moral being his prime care;   Who, doom'd to go in company with Pain,   And Fear, and Bloodshed, miserable train!”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“TO SLEEP. A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by,
  One after one; the sound of rain, and bees
  Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas,
  Smooth fields, white sheets of water, and pure sky;
  I've thought of all by turns; and still I lie
  Sleepless; and soon the small birds' melodies
  Must hear, first utter'd from my orchard trees;
  And the first Cuckoo's melancholy cry.
  Even thus last night, and two nights more, I lay,
  And could not win thee, Sleep! by any stealth:
  So do not let me wear to night away:
  Without Thee what is all the morning's wealth?
  Come, blessed barrier betwixt day and day,
  Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous health!”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1

“saunter”
― William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1