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 murmurings... MacMillan's Magazine - Seite 204herausgegeben von - 1884Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1826 - 568 Seiten
...murmurings from within Were heard — sonorous cadences ! whereby, To his belief, the monitor express'd Mysterious union with its native sea. — Even such...shell the universe itself Is to the ear of Faith." It will be perceived, that Mrs. Hemans makes a different use of the image from Mr. Wordsworth, yet... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 456 Seiten
...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...and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard, — sonorous cadences ! whereby To his belief, the Monitor expressed... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 256 Seiten
...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...ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd intently, and his countenance... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 360 Seiten
...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...ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd intently, and his countenance... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 528 Seiten
...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...ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very soul Listen'd intently, and his countenance... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 234 Seiten
...biith-ptace 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...ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipp'd shell , To which, in silence kush'd, his very soul ListenM intently, and his countenance... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 228 Seiten
...murmurings from within Were heard — sonorous cadences ! whereby, To his belief, the monitor express'd Mysterious union with its native sea. — Even such a shell the universe itself Is to the car of Faith." — The Excursion. NoteS, page 183, line 22. I see an oak before me, &c. " I recollect... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1828 - 228 Seiten
...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 Of inland ground, applj mg lo his ear The convolutions of a smoolh-lipp'd shell ; To which, in silence hush'd, his very... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1828 - 372 Seiten
...Faculty that moulds. With her minute and speculative pains. Opinion, ever changing ! — I have seea A curious Child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying Co his ear The convolution!; of a smooth-lipped Shell, To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
| Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans, Mrs. Hemans - 1831 - 510 Seiten
...hirth-place moan, as moans the ocean-shell. Such a shell as Wordsworth has beautifully deKribei I have Km A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to hia ear The convolutions of a imooth-lippetl shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened... | |
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