But thou that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTHA perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light.
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Rest and be thankful.
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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.
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And I am happy when I sing.
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Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee.
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The softest breeze to fairest flowers gives birth: Think not that Prudence dwells in dark abodes, She scans the future with the eye of gods.
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But trailing clouds of glory do we come, From God, who is our home: Heaven lies about us in our infancy!
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How many undervalue the power of simplicity ! But it is the real key to the heart.
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From the body of one guilty deed a thousand ghostly fears and haunting thoughts proceed.
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Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be.
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A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light.
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A mind forever Voyaging through strange seas of Thought, alone.
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One with more of soul in his face than words on his tongue.
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But He is risen, a later star of dawn.
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Never to blend our pleasure or our pride With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.
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Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
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