The Land we from our fathers had in trust,And to our children will transmit, or die:This is our maxim, this our piety;And God and Nature say that it is just.That which we 'would' perform in arms we must!We read the dictate in the infant's eye;In the wife's smile; and in the placid sky;And, at our feet, amid the silent dustOf them that were before us. Sing aloudOld songs, the … [Read more...] about Feelings Of The Tyrolese, By: William Wordsworth
Feelings Of A Noble Biscayan At One Of Those Funerals, By: William Wordsworth
Yet, yet, Biscayans! we must meet our FoesWith firmer soul, yet labour to regainOur ancient freedom; else 'twere worse than vainTo gather round the bier these festal shows.A garland fashioned of the pure white roseBecomes not one whose father is a slave:Oh, bear the infant covered to his grave!These venerable mountains now encloseA people sunk in apathy and fear.If this endure, … [Read more...] about Feelings Of A Noble Biscayan At One Of Those Funerals, By: William Wordsworth
Feelings Of A French Royalist, On The Disinterment Of The Remains Of The Duke D’Enghien, By: Willaim Wordsworth
Dear Reliques! from a pit of vilest mouldUprisen to lodge among ancestral kings;And to inflict shame's salutary stingsOn the remorseless hearts of men grown oldIn a blind worship; men perversely boldEven to this hour, yet, some shall now forsakeTheir monstrous Idol if the dead e'er spake,To warn the living; if truth were ever toldBy aught redeemed out of the hollow grave:O … [Read more...] about Feelings Of A French Royalist, On The Disinterment Of The Remains Of The Duke D’Enghien, By: Willaim Wordsworth
Farewell Lines, By: William Wordsworth
"Hign bliss is only for a higher state,"But, surely, if severe afflictions borneWith patience merit the reward of peace,Peace ye deserve; and may the solid good,Sought by a wise though late exchange, and hereWith bounteous hand beneath a cottage-roofTo you accorded, never be withdrawn,Nor for the world's best promises renounced.Most soothing was it for a welcome Friend,Fresh … [Read more...] about Farewell Lines, By: William Wordsworth