The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place Where rivulets dance their wayward round, And beauty born of murmuring sound Shall pass into her face.
William Wordsworth
Stars, Midnight, Beauty, Nature, Reflection, Tranquility
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More William Wordsworth Quotes
“Up! up! my friend, and quit your books, Or surely you ’ll grow double! Up! up! my friend, and clear your looks! Why all this toil and trouble?” William Wordsworth
Quit Books, Life Change, Action Clarity, Freedom, Simplicity, Youth
William Wordsworth Quit Books, Life Change, Action Clarity, Freedom, Simplicity, Youth“My eyes are dim with childish tears, My heart is idly stirred, For the same sound is in my ears Which in those days I heard.” William Wordsworth
Childhood Tears, Heart Stirred, Memory Sound, Loss, Innocence, Emotion
William Wordsworth Childhood Tears, Heart Stirred, Memory Sound, Loss, Innocence, Emotion“The fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world Have hung upon the beatings of my heart.” William Wordsworth
Heart Stir, World Fever, Unprofitable Life, Emotion, Struggle, Thought
William Wordsworth Heart Stir, World Fever, Unprofitable Life, Emotion, Struggle, Thought“To be a Prodigal’s favourite,-then, worse truth, A Miser’s pensioner,-behold our lot!” William Wordsworth
Prodigal Favourite, Miser Pensioner, Reflection, Wealth, Choices, Irony
William Wordsworth Prodigal Favourite, Miser Pensioner, Reflection, Wealth, Choices, Irony“The education of circumstances is superior to that of tuition.” William Wordsworth
Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Circumstantial Education, Experience, Wisdom, Learning
William Wordsworth Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Circumstantial Education, Experience, Wisdom, Learning“Earth has not anything to show more fair.” William Wordsworth
Earth Beauty, Fair Nature, Nature Beauty, Perfection, Earth, Splendor
William Wordsworth Earth Beauty, Fair Nature, Nature Beauty, Perfection, Earth, Splendor“A cheerful life is what the Muses love. A soaring spirit is their prime delight.” William Wordsworth
Cheerful Life, Soaring Spirit, Muses Joy, Creativity, Happiness, Freedom
William Wordsworth Cheerful Life, Soaring Spirit, Muses Joy, Creativity, Happiness, Freedom“For youthful faults ripe virtues shall atone.” William Wordsworth
Youthful Growth, Virtue, Redemption, Development, Maturity, Atonement
William Wordsworth Youthful Growth, Virtue, Redemption, Development, Maturity, Atonement“Two voices are there; one is of the sea, One of the mountains: each a mighty Voice.” William Wordsworth
Sea’s Voice, Mountain’s Voice, Nature, Strength, Power, Contrast
William Wordsworth Sea’s Voice, Mountain’s Voice, Nature, Strength, Power, Contrast“One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.” William Wordsworth
Nature’s Lessons, Moral Teachings, Life’s Wisdom, Sages, Wood, Impulse
William Wordsworth Nature’s Lessons, Moral Teachings, Life’s Wisdom, Sages, Wood, Impulse“And what if thou, sweet May, hast known Mishap by worm and blight; If expectations newly blown Have perished in thy sight; If loves and joys, while up they sprung, Were caught as in a snare; Such is the lot of all the young, However bright and fair.” William Wordsworth
Youth’s Challenges, Spring’s Troubles, Love’s Hardships, Joy, Nature, Expectations
William Wordsworth Youth’s Challenges, Spring’s Troubles, Love’s Hardships, Joy, Nature, Expectations“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.” William Wordsworth
Light Of Things, Nature Teacher, Enlightened Learning, Earth Connection, Outdoor Wisdom, Environmental Insight
William Wordsworth Light Of Things, Nature Teacher, Enlightened Learning, Earth Connection, Outdoor Wisdom, Environmental Insight“The heavy weight of many a weary day Not mine, and such as were not made for me.” William Wordsworth
Weary Days, Personal Burdens, Life’s Weight, Emotional Load, Unmade Paths, Reflection On Struggle
William Wordsworth Weary Days, Personal Burdens, Life’s Weight, Emotional Load, Unmade Paths, Reflection On Struggle“A deep distress has humanised my soul.” William Wordsworth
Deep Distress, Soul Humanized, Emotion, Struggle, Reflection, Growth
William Wordsworth Deep Distress, Soul Humanized, Emotion, Struggle, Reflection, Growth“One that would peep and botanize Upon his mother’s grave.” William Wordsworth
Grief, Nature, Life And Death, Reflection, Legacy, Motherhood
William Wordsworth Grief, Nature, Life And Death, Reflection, Legacy, Motherhood“The Poet, gentle creature as he is, Hath, like the Lover, his unruly times; His fits when he is neither sick nor well, Though no distress be near him but his own Unmanageable thoughts.” William Wordsworth
Gentle Poet, Unruly Times, Unmanageable Thoughts, Poet, Thoughts, Lover
William Wordsworth Gentle Poet, Unruly Times, Unmanageable Thoughts, Poet, Thoughts, Lover“Stern Winter loves a dirge-like sound.” William Wordsworth
Winter Dirge, Nature’s Melody, Seasons, Reflection, Sound, Somber
William Wordsworth Winter Dirge, Nature’s Melody, Seasons, Reflection, Sound, Somber“Alas! how little can a moment show Of an eye where feeling plays In ten thousand dewy rays: A face o’er which a thousand shadows go!” William Wordsworth
Dewy Rays, Feeling Eye, Emotional Play, Thousand Shadows, Fleeting Moments, Poetic Observation
William Wordsworth Dewy Rays, Feeling Eye, Emotional Play, Thousand Shadows, Fleeting Moments, Poetic Observation