Thought and theory must precede all action, that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ActionPurposeTheoryThinking
Often in my way have I stood still, though but a casual passenger, so much I felt the awfulness of life. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH FeelingLife
True beauty dwells in deep retreats, Till heart with heart in concord beats, and the lover is beloved. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH BeautyHeartLoveSeeTrueTrue Love
Then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH DanceFlowerHeartNature
How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH FlowerFreedom
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretch’d in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH DanceEndShineStars
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH FeelingPoetryPowerful
Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ComfortableSea