And when the stream Which overflowed the soul was passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left Deposited upon the silent shore Of memory images and precious thoughts That shall not die, and cannot be destroyed. William Wordsworth More Quotes by William Wordsworth More Quotes From William Wordsworth That kill the bloom before its time, And blanch, without the owner's crime, The most resplendent hair. William Wordsworth crime hair time She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be; But she is in her grave, and oh The difference to me! William Wordsworth graves differences life Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee. William Wordsworth ties land sea Type of the wise who soar but never roam, True to the kindred points of heaven and home. William Wordsworth wise home heaven Faith is, necessary to explain anything, and to reconcile the foreknowledge of God with human evil. William Wordsworth reconcile faith evil There is creation in the eye. William Wordsworth invisible creation eye But He is risen, a later star of dawn. William Wordsworth he-is-risen stars dawn Hope smiled when your nativity was cast, William Wordsworth casts summer children The unconquerable pang of despised love. William Wordsworth unconquerable despised love The moving accident is not my trade; To freeze the blood I have no ready arts: 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song for thinking hearts. William Wordsworth summer song art But hushed be every thought that springs From out the bitterness of things. William Wordsworth bitterness spring There's something in a flying horse, William Wordsworth balloons horse flying Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters. William Wordsworth england water needs The oldest man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs. William Wordsworth grey hair men As thou these ashes, little brook, wilt bear William Wordsworth truth teacher friendship And the most difficult of tasks to keep Heights which the soul is competent to gain. William Wordsworth height tasks soul 'T is hers to pluck the amaranthine flower Of faith, and round the sufferer's temples bind Wreaths that endure affliction's heaviest shower, And do not shrink from sorrow's keenest wind. William Wordsworth flower faith wind Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither. William Wordsworth ocean sight sea And when a damp Fell round the path of Milton, in his hand The thing became a trumpet; whence he blew Soul-animating strains,-alas! too few. William Wordsworth soul path hands Society became my glittering bride, And airy hopes my children. William Wordsworth airy hope children
