More from William Wordsworth

  1. A few strong instincts and a few plain rules, Among the herdsmen of the Alps, have wrought More for mankind at this unhappy day Then all th…
  2. A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight.
  3. Action is transitory - a step, a blow- The motion of a muscle- this way or that- 'Tis done; and in the after-vacancy We wonder at ourselves…
  4. For the gods approve The depth, and not the tumult, of the soul.
  5. Love had he found in huts where poor men lie; His daily teachers had been woods and rills, The silence that is in the starry sky, The sleep…
  6. Mightier far Than strength of nerve or sinew, or the sway Of magic potent over sun and star, Is Love, though oft to agony distrest, And tho…
  7. Two Voices are there; one is of the sea, One of the mountains; each a mighty Voice.
  8. But shapes that come not at an earthly call, Will not depart when mortal voices bid.

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