 | William Wordsworth - 1814 - 476 pages
...Is filling all the air with melody ; Why should a tear be in an Old Man's eye ? Why should we thus, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity,...disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts ?" HE spake with somewhat of a solemn tone : But, when he ended, there was in his face Such easy chearfulness,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 452 pages
...Is filling all the air with melody ; Why should a tear be in an Old Man's eye ? Why should we thus, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity,...disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts ?" HE spake with somewhat of a solemn tone: But, when he ended, there was in his face Such easy cheerfulness,... | |
 | Lady, A Lady - 1836 - 338 pages
...company. Ibid. THE TEARS OF THE AGED. " WHY should a tear be in an Old Man's eye ? Why should we thus, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity,...disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts 7" WORDSWORTH. MOURNFUL THOUGHTS FRIENDLY TO VIRTUE. WE have known that there is often found In mournful... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1836 - 398 pages
...Is filling all the air with melody ; Why should a tear be in an old Man's eye ? Why should we thus, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity,...disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts ?" HE spake with somewhat of a solemn tone : But, when he ended, there was in his face Such easy cheerfulness,... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - 1838 - 752 pages
...in the weakness of humanity, From natural wisdom turn our hearts away, To natural comfort shut out solitude might wear To th' unenlighten'd swains of pagan Greece. In that fair clime, the lonely her ;•• He spake with somewhat of a solemn tone : But, when he ended, there was in his face Such easy... | |
 | John Aikin - 1838 - 750 pages
...weakness of humanity, From natural wisdom turn our hearts away, To natural comfort shut out eyes and cars, And, feeding on disquiet, thus disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts ?" He spake with somewhat of a solemn tone: But, when he ended, there was in his face Such easy cheerfulness,... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1841 - 400 pages
...Is filling all the air with melody ; "Why should a tear be in an old Man's eye ? Why should we thus, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity,...disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts ?" HE spate with somewhat of a solemn tone : But, when he ended, there was in' his face Such easy cheerfulness,... | |
 | Christopher Legge Lordan - 1844 - 296 pages
...inspiration of Heaven's prime legate, Hope! " Why," then, " should tears be in the old man's eye ? — " Why should we, then, with an untoward mind, And in...whitened in company, hast no consideration for my peace of mind — positively none! Harkee, Benjamin the inflexible ! since Mr. C., in unappreciable... | |
 | Christopher Legge Lordan - 1844 - 294 pages
...should we, then, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity, From natural wisdom turn oar hearts away, To natural comfort shut our eyes and...whitened in company, hast no consideration for my peace of mind — positively none! Harkee, Benjamin the inflexible ! since Mr. C., in unappreciable... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 pages
...tuneful hum is filling all the air ; Why should a tear be on an old Man's cheek ? Why should we thus, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity,...disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts ! " HE spake with somewhat of a solemn tone : But, when he ended, there was in his face Such easy cheerfulness,... | |
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Why should we thus, with an untoward mind, And in the weakness of humanity, From natural wisdom turn our hearts away ; To natural comfort shut our eyes and ears ; And, feeding on disquiet, thus disturb The calm of nature with our restless thoughts... 
