Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long, barren silence, square with my desire ; To sit without emotion, hope, or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage-fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint undersong.... Beadle's Monthly - Seite 4861867Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 376 Seiten
...me, like forms, with chalk Painted on rich men's floors, for one feast night. 2 o 2 Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long, barren silence...emotion, hope or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint under-song."... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 354 Seiten
...out of me, like forms, with chalk Painted on rich men's floors, for one feast night. Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long, barren silence...emotion, hope or aim, In the loved presence of my cottaye fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint under-song."... | |
| Johnstone - 1840 - 386 Seiten
...out of me, like forms with chalk Painted on rich men's floors, for one feast night. Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long barren silence square...emotion, hope, or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint under-song."... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 352 Seiten
...one feast night. Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long, barren silence square with ray desire : To sit without emotion, hope or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint under-song."... | |
| Hints - 1843 - 344 Seiten
...Of friends who live within an easy walk ; Of neighbours daily, weekly in my sight: Better than such discourse, doth silence long, Long barren silence...emotion, hope or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage fire; And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint undersong." In... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 Seiten
...out of me, like Forms, with chalk Painted on rich men's floors, for one feast-night. Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long, barren silence,...emotion, hope, or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage-fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint undersong. "... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 Seiten
...out of me, like Forms, with chalk Painted on rich men's floors, for one feast-night. Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long, barren silence,...emotion, hope, or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage-fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint undersong. "... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1847 - 678 Seiten
...wisely, I shall not offend your ears with evil reports. No, as Wordsworth sings: — Better than such discourse doth silence long, Long, barren silence,...emotion, hope, or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage fire, And listen to the flapping of the name, Or kettle whispering its faint undersong. Come,... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 Seiten
...out of me, like forms with chalk Painted on rich men's floors for one feast-night. Better than such discourse doth silence long, — Long, barren silence,...emotion, hope, or aim In the loved presence of my cottage-fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint undersong." Wordsworth.... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1851 - 748 Seiten
...Forms, witli chalk Painted on rich men's floors, for one feast-night. Better than such discourse dotli silence long, Long, barren silence, square with my...emotion, hope, or aim, In the loved presence of my cottage-fire, And listen to the flapping of the flame, Or kettle whispering its faint under-song. XXXIX.... | |
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