 | Sharon Turner - 1838 - 448 pàgines
...least motion which they made, It seein'da thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan To catch the breezy air : And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. , 4 From heaven, if this belief be sent, If such be nature's holy plan ; Have I not reason to lament... | |
 | 1841 - 1440 pàgines
...familiar to need quotation : these are the closing verses : — " The Jmdding twigs spread out their fan ' To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. " From Heaven if this belief be sent, If this be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1841 - 214 pàgines
...enjoyed and understood by the mass of the reading public. " The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there." Poetry like that, will always find readers and admirers among all classes, whether high or low, rich... | |
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1843 - 278 pàgines
...least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fen, To catch the breezy air; And I must think, do all...there was pleasure there. If this belief from Heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man ? (I 1S0... | |
 | 1875 - 860 pàgines
...'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If anything of this kind exists, how great and grave must be the sentient feeling of the mighty pines... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 688 pàgines
...least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all...there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament W liât man has made of man ! 1796.... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pàgines
...least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all...there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man ? 1798.... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1883 - 376 pàgines
...'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. Experiments have been made on the action of various chemical substances on plants for some time back,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1846 - 430 pàgines
...least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all...pleasure there. If this belief from Heaven is sent, If suchrbe nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament, What man has made of man ? I spent the Sabbath... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - 382 pàgines
...least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan To catch the breezy air ; And I must think, do all...That there was pleasure there. If this belief from Ileaven is sent, If such be nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament. What man has made of man... | |
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The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure : — But the least motion which they made, It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The... 
