 And now I see with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine; A being, breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill; A perfect woman, nobly planned, To...  Life-lights of song, ed. by D. Page - Page 170by Life-lights - 1864Full view - About this book
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...figure is Mary Verney, wife of Sir Ralph, in whom we recognise not faintly the ideal of Wordsworth — 'The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight,...and skill, A perfect woman nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command.' ' With one of the sweetest tempers and most cheerful dispositions that ever... | |
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...eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A Being breathing thoughtful breath; A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...foresight, strength and skill ; A perfect Woman ; nobly plann'd, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still,, and bright With something of an... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears,, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A Being breathing thoughtful breath; A Traveller betwixt life and death } The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill... | |
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...food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine...---- A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill,... | |
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...food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill,... | |
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...food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill,... | |
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...Tor transcient sorrows , simple wilen, Praise , blame , love , kisses , t eürs and smilea. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine A being , breathing thoughlfal breath A traveller belwixt life and death The Reason ßrm, the Iemp'rate will IZndurance... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine...; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill... | |
 | 1821 - 410 pages
...food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine...; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill... | |
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...food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiled. And now I see, with eye serene, The very pulse of the machine...; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill... | |
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