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" 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... "
Hill-side Flowers - Page 155
by Matthew Simpson - 1856 - 240 pages
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The Excursion, Being a Portion of The Recluse, a Poem

William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1814 - 476 pages
...the inferior Faculty that moulds, With her minute and speculative pains, Opinion, ever changing ! — I have seen A curious Child, who dwelt upon a tract...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...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 12

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1815 - 558 pages
...I have seen,' the poet says, and the illustration is an happy one : N 1 have seen A curious child, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd...and his countenance soon Brighten'd with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard — sonorous cadences ! whereby, To his belief, the monitor express'd...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 3

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...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...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 53

England - 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...smooth-lipp'd shell, To which, in silence hush'd, his very BOU! Listen'd intensely, and his countenance soon Brighten'd urith joy ; for, murmuring from within,...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian, Volume 9

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...and his countenance soon Brighten'd with joy, for murmurings from within Were heard, — sonorous cadences; whereby To his belief the monitor express'd...
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The Forest Sanctuary: And Other Poems

Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 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...To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd intently, and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for murmurings from within Were heard—sonorous...
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The forest sanctuary, and other poems; Records of woman, with other poems

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...To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd intently, and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard —...
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Poems ... Reprinted from the American Octavo Edition, Volume 2

Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 360 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...To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd intently, and his countenance soon Brighten'd with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard —...
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Poems, Volume 2

Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1827 - 256 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...To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd intently, and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard —...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume 5

William Wordsworth - 1827 - 456 pages
...the inferior Faculty that moulds, With her minute and speculative pains, Opinion, ever changing ! — I have seen A curious Child, who dwelt upon a tract...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...
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