John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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William Wordsworth. (1770–1850) (continued) |
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One of those heavenly days that cannot die. |
Nutting. |
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She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove,— A maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love. |
She dwelt among the untrodden ways. |
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A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye; Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. |
She dwelt among the untrodden ways. |
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She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and oh The difference to me! |
She dwelt among the untrodden ways. |
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The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place Where rivulets dance their wayward round, And beauty born of murmuring sound Shall pass into her face. |
Three years she grew in Sun and Shower. |
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May no rude hand deface it, And its forlorn hic jacet! |
Ellen Irwin. |
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She gave me eyes, she gave me ears; And humble cares, and delicate fears; A heart, the fountain of sweet tears; And love and thought and joy. |
The Sparrow’s Nest. |
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The child is father of the man. 1 |
My heart leaps up when I behold. |
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The cattle are grazing, Their heads never raising; There are forty feeding like one! |
The Cock is crowing. |
Note 1. See Milton, Quotation 207. [back] |