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The Primrose of the Rock
The Primrose of the Rock
A Rock there is whose homely front
The passing traveller slights;
Yet there the glow-worms hang their lamps,
Like stars,…
The Reaper
The Reaper
Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone …
The Power of Armies Is a Visible Thing
The Power of Armies Is a Visible Thing
The power of Armies is a visible thing,
Formal, and circumscribed in time and space;
But who the limits of that po…
The Prelude, Book : School-time (Continued)
The Prelude, Book : School-time (Continued)
. Thus far, O Friend! have we, though leaving much
Unvisited, endeavour'd to retrace
My life through its firs…
The Kitten And Falling Leaves
The Kitten And Falling Leaves
THAT way look, my Infant, lo!
What a pretty baby-show!
See the kitten on the wall,
Sporting with the leaves that fa…
The Mother's Return
The Mother's Return
A MONTH, sweet Little-ones, is past
Since your dear Mother went away,---
And she tomorrow will return;
Tomorrow is the happy …
The Green Linnet
The Green Linnet
BENEATH these fruit-tree boughs that shed
Their snow-white blossoms on my head,
With brightest sunshine round me spread
Of sprin…
The Fountain
The Fountain
A Conversation
We talked with open heart, and tongue
Affectionate and true,
A pair of friends, though I was young,
And Mat…
The Complaint Of a Forsaken Indian Woman
The Complaint Of a Forsaken Indian Woman
Before I see another day,
Oh let my body die away!
In sleep I heard the northern gleams;
The stars, they…
Surprised by Joy
Surprised by Joy
Surprised By Joy
Surprised by joy — impatient as the Wind
I turned to share the transport--Oh! with whom
But Thee, deep buried i…
Strange Fits Of Passion
Strange Fits Of Passion
STRANGE fits of passion have I known:
And I will dare to tell,
But in the lover's ear alone,
What once to me befell.
Stanzas
Stanzas
WITHIN our happy castle there dwelt One
Whom without blame I may not overlook;
For never sun on living creature shone
Who more devout enj…
Sparrow's Nest, The
Sparrow's Nest, The
Behold, within the leafy shade,
Those bright blue eggs together laid!
On me the chance-discovered sight
Gleamed like a vision…
Song at the Feast of Brougham Castle upon the Restoration o
Song at the Feast of Brougham Castle upon the Restoration o
, High in the breathless Hall the Minstrel sate,
And Emont's murmur mingled with the Song.--
…
Simplon Pass, The
Simplon Pass, The
------Brook and road
Were fellow-travellers in this gloomy Pass,
And with them did we journey several hours
At a slow step. The…
Simon Lee, The Old Huntsman
Simon Lee, The Old Huntsman
In the sweet shire of Cardigan,
Not far from pleasant Ivor-hall,
An old Man dwells, a little man,--
'Tis said he once…
Seven Sisters, The
Seven Sisters, The
Seven Daughter had Lord Archibald,
All children of one mother:
You could not say in one short day
What love they bore each oth…
She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways
She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways
SHE dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to…
Ruth
Ruth
When Ruth was left half desolate,
Her Father took another Mate;
And Ruth, not seven years old,
A slighted child, at her own will
Wen…
Scorn Not the Sonnet
Scorn Not the Sonnet
Scorn not the Sonnet; Critic, you have frowned,
Mindless of its just honours; with this key
Shakspeare unlocked his heart; the melod…
Rural Architecture
Rural Architecture
There's George Fisher, Charles Fleming, and Reginald Shore,
Three rosy-cheeked school-boys, the highest not more
Than the height of a …
Resolution and Independence
Resolution and Independence
I
There was a roaring in the wind all night;
The rain came heavily and fell in floods;
But now the sun is rising calm …
Peter Bell, A Tale
Peter Bell, A Tale
PROLOGUE
There's something in a flying horse,
There's something in a huge balloon;
But through the clouds I'll never float
Rainbow, The
Rainbow, The
My heart leaps up when I behold
A Rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I…