 If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh! how oft — In darkness and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight; when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world. Have hung upon the beatings of my heart — How oft in spirit have I turned to...  Quiet Hours: A Collection of Poems - Seite 27von Mary Wilder Tileston - 1874 - 182 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1860 - 796 Seiten
...deep power of joy," and seen beneath a ruffled surface an inner life of peace. And even now, for us, when " The fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, Have hung upon the beatings of the heart — How oft, in spirit," may we turn to pictures such as these by Scheffer, and find a blessed... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 372 Seiten
...by the power Of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things. • If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness,...heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan W,ye ! Thou wanderer thro' the woods, How often has my spirit turned to thee ! And now, with... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 Seiten
...quiet by the power Of harmony and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things. If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness,...of my heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thec, O sylvan Wye ! thou wanderer thro' the woods, How often has my spirit turned to thee ! And now,... | |
 | 1821 - 410 Seiten
...quiet by the power Of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things. If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness,...heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer through the woods, How often has my spirit turned to thee ! " Before I... | |
 | 1820 - 696 Seiten
...quiet by the power Of harmony, and the deep power of joy , We see into the life of things. If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness,...stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, Have bong upon the beatings of my heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to tbee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou... | |
 | 1821 - 420 Seiten
...quiet by the power Of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things. If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness,...fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, i Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, c •. - . O... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt - 1822 - 430 Seiten
...harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things. If this Be but a vain belief, yet, ohl how oft, In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of...heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer through the woods, How often has my spirit turned to thee ! " Before I... | |
 | Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt - 1824 - 446 Seiten
...quiet by the power Of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things. If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness,...the beatings of my heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turn'd to thee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer through the woods, How often has my spirit turn'd to thee... | |
 | 1824 - 446 Seiten
...quiet by the power Of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things. If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh ! how oft, In darkness,...the beatings of my heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turn'd to thee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer through the woods, How often has my spirit turn'd to thee... | |
 | 1825 - 500 Seiten
...the poet thus replies to the cold scepticism that doubts the influence of this "• blessed gift" : " Yet oh! how oft In darkness, and amid the many shapes...stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world Have bung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft, in spirit have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye ! Thou wanderer... | |
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