William Wordsworth Quotes, Pride Quotes, Boys Quotes

I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous boy, The sleepless soul that perished in his pride; Of him who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough, along the mountain-side. By our own spirits we are deified; We Poets in our youth begin in gladness, But thereof come in the end despondency and madness.

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Sweet Mercy! to the gates of heaven This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven; The rueful conflict, the heart riven With vain endeavour, And memory of Earth's bitter leaven Effaced forever.

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A Primrose by a river's brim A yellow primrose was to him And it was something more.

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Society became my glittering bride, And airy hopes my children.

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Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge - it is as immortal as the heart of man.

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Monastic brotherhood, upon rock Aerial.

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Choice word and measured phrase above the reach Of ordinary men.

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I should dread to disfigure the beautiful ideal of the memories of illustrious persons with incongruous features, and to sully the imaginative purity of classical works with gross and trivial recollections.

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Milton, thou should'st be living at this hour.

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Wild is the music of autumnal winds Amongst the faded woods.

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Recognizes ever and anon The breeze of Nature stirring in his soul.

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Books! tis a dull and endless strife: Come, hear the woodland linnet, How sweet his music! on my life, There's more of wisdom in it.

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Faith is, necessary to explain anything, and to reconcile the foreknowledge of God with human evil.

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The tears into his eyes were brought, And thanks and praises seemed to run So fast out of his heart, I thought They never would have done. -I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning.

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Delight and liberty, the simple creed of childhood.

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But hearing oftentimes The still, sad music of humanity.

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Hope smiled when your nativity was cast, Children of Summer!

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O dearer far than light and life are dear.

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Poetry has never brought me in enough money to buy shoestrings.

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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!

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