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Sonnets – III. – St. Catherine Of Ledbury, By: William Wordsworth

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When human touch (as monkish books attest)Nor was applied nor could be, Ledbury bellsBroke forth in concert flung adown the dells,And upward, high as Malvern's cloudy crest;Sweet tones, and caught by a noble Lady blestTo rapture! Mabel listened at the sideOf her loved mistress: soon the music died,And Catherine said, "Here I set up my rest."Warned in a dream, the Wanderer long … [Read more...] about Sonnets – III. – St. Catherine Of Ledbury, By: William Wordsworth

Sonnets – II. – Roman Antiquities Discovered At Bishopstone, Herefordshire, By: William Wordsworth

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While poring Antiquarians search the groundUpturned with curious pains, the Bard, a Seer,Takes fire: The men that have been reappear;Romans for travel girt, for business gowned;And some recline on couches, myrtle-crowned,In festal glee: why not? For fresh and clear,As if its hues were of the passing year,Dawns this time-buried pavement. From that moundHoards may come forth of … [Read more...] about Sonnets – II. – Roman Antiquities Discovered At Bishopstone, Herefordshire, By: William Wordsworth

Sonnet: On Seeing Miss Helen Maria Williams Weep At A Tale Of Distress, By: William Wordsworth

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She wept. Life's purple tide began to flowIn languid streams through every thrilling vein;Dim were my swimming eyes, my pulse beat slow,And my full heart was swell'd to dear delicious pain.Life left my loaded heart, and closing eye;A sigh recall'd the wanderer to my breast;Dear was the pause of life, and dear the sighThat call'd the wanderer home, and home to rest.That tear … [Read more...] about Sonnet: On Seeing Miss Helen Maria Williams Weep At A Tale Of Distress, By: William Wordsworth