 tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch...  From the age of Johnson to the age of Tennyson - Page 46by Richard Garnett - 1903Full view - About this book
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1866 - 408 pages
...periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. T*v The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air ; 191 And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If I these thoughts may not prevent,... | |
 | John R. Vernon - Christian life - 1867 - 338 pages
...crumpled gleam, bursting from the brown sticky buds, until all over the tree, as in an illumination, " The budding twigs spread out their fan To catch the breezy air." And so I watched them into milky spires, and swarthy green globes, that grew brown, and fell, and burst... | |
 | Book - English literature - 1868 - 168 pages
...hopp'd and play'd, Their thoughts I cannot measure, But the least motion which they made, It seem'da thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their...think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. Jf this belief from Heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What... | |
 | English poetry - 1869 - 444 pages
...the least motion which they made It seem'da thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out theiffan To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What Man... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1870 - 424 pages
...hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out...think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Superexlibris - 1871 - 630 pages
...hopped and played. Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made. It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out...fan, To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do a] 14 can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature \ holy... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1871 - 642 pages
...they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The hndding twigs spread out their fan, To cateh the hreezy air ; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this helief from heaven he sent, If such he Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man... | |
 | Ontario. Council of Public Instruction - English language - 1871 - 506 pages
...hopp'd and play'd. Their thoughts I cannot measure— But the least motion which they mado It seem'da thrill of pleasure. / The budding twigs spread out their fan To catch the breezy air; ,' That there was pleasure there. '-#* And I must think, do all I can, ,.>*tf this belief from heaven... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1872 - 584 pages
...and played ; Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out...think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. From Heaven if this belief be sent, If such be nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What... | |
 | English poetry - 1873 - 390 pages
...hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure, But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out...think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man... | |
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