 I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for from...  The Excursion; a Poem - Page 155by William Wordsworth - 1836 - 374 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1814 - 476 pages
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior Faculty that moulds,...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | 1815 - 670 pages
...example of his success in subduing a most untractable thought, and enriching himself with its spoils. * I have seen A curious Child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | 1816 - 654 pages
...to principles of truth, Which the imaginative will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approach'd By the inferior faculty that moulds With her minute and speculative pains Opinions ever changing — I have seen' . •. Regenerative Nature prostrate lie • i And things inanimate,... | |
 | 1843 - 844 pages
...have written some worse myself. Landor. — So has Wordsworth. Attend to the echo in the Excursion. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell, To which, in silence hush'd, his very BOU! Listen'd... | |
 | 1847 - 648 pages
...deserve careful examination. A single shell may afford much pleasure. A celebrated poet says, — " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
 | James Hogg - 1822 - 402 pages
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the imaginative will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior faculty that moulds, With her minute and speculative plans, Opinions ever changing — I have seen Regenerative Nature prostrate lie And drink the soul... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1825 - 224 pages
...birth-place moan, as moans the ocean-shell. Such a shell as Wordsworth has beautifully described. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 456 pages
...Is yet preserved to principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By the inferior Faculty that moulds,...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 452 pages
...principles of truth, Which the Imaginative Will upholds In seats of wisdom, not to be approached By die inferior Faculty that moulds, With her minute and...dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped Shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 528 pages
...birth-place moan, as moans the ocean-shell. Such a shell as Wordsworth has beautifully described. " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd... | |
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