Loud is the Vale! the Voice is upWith which she speaks when storms are gone,A mighty unison of streams!Of all her Voices, One! Loud is the Vale; this inland DepthIn peace is roaring like the SeaYon star upon the mountain-topIs listening quietly. Sad was I, even to pain deprest,Importunate and heavy load!The Comforter hath found me here,Upon this lonely road; And many … [Read more...] about Lines, By: William Wordsworth
Laodamia, By: William Wordsworth
"With sacrifice before the rising mornVows have I made by fruitless hope inspired;And from the infernal Gods, 'mid shades forlornOf night, my slaughtered Lord have I required:Celestial pity I again implore;Restore him to my sight great Jove, restore!"So speaking, and by fervent love endowedWith faith, the Suppliant heavenward lifts her hands;While, like the sun emerging from a … [Read more...] about Laodamia, By: William Wordsworth
Liberty – Sequel To – The Gold And Silver Fishes, By: William Wordsworth
Those breathing Tokens of your kind regard,(Suspect not, Anna, that their fate is hard;Not soon does aught to which mild fancies clingIn lonely spots, become a slighted thing;)Those silent Inmates now no longer share,Nor do they need, our hospitable care,Removed in kindness from their glassy CellTo the fresh waters of a living WellAn elfin pool so sheltered that its restNo … [Read more...] about Liberty – Sequel To – The Gold And Silver Fishes, By: William Wordsworth
Left Upon A Seat In A Yew-tree, By: William Wordsworth
Nay, Traveller! rest. This lonely Yew-tree standsFar from all human dwelling: what if hereNo sparkling rivulet spread the verdant herb?What if the bee love not these barren boughs?Yet, if the wind breathe soft, the curling waves,That break against the shore, shall lull thy mindBy one soft impulse saved from vacancy. Who he wasThat piled these stones and with … [Read more...] about Left Upon A Seat In A Yew-tree, By: William Wordsworth
Lament Of Mary Queen Of Scots, By: William Wordsworth
Smile of the Moon! for I so nameThat silent greeting from above;A gentle flash of light that cameFrom her whom drooping captives love;Or art thou of still higher birth?Thou that didst part the clouds of earth,My torpor to reprove! Bright boon of pitying Heaven! alas,I may not trust thy placid cheer!Pondering that Time tonight will passThe threshold of another year;For years … [Read more...] about Lament Of Mary Queen Of Scots, By: William Wordsworth