 I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for from...  The Sibyl: Or, New Oracles from the Poets - Página 251editado por - 1848 - 313 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1848 - 242 páginas
...beautiful strains of imagery, " I have seen A curious child, that dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...shell, To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intently ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joj : for murmurings from within Were... | |
 | 1848 - 622 páginas
...compares this passage, to what be calls the imitation of Wordsworth — commencing with I have seen A curious child applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell, &c. Wordsworth's is the most elaborate of the two— as our Critic justly calls it — and we concur... | |
 | Morning call - 1850 - 618 páginas
...I have seen," says the poet Wordsworth, A curious child, that dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...shell, To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intently ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were... | |
 | Henry Harbaugh - 1851 - 328 páginas
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 | George Barrell Cheever - 1852 - 478 páginas
...nature is weak or wanting. D I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland-ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...shell • To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened inlently; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard,... | |
 | Henry Harbaugh - 1852 - 314 páginas
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 | Henry Harbaugh (D.D.) - 1853 - 314 páginas
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 | George Burrowes - 1853 - 542 páginas
...have been intended to embody: "I have seen A curious child who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for murmurings from within Were heard,... | |
 | H. C. Foster - 1853 - 378 páginas
...RESPONSES OF EXTERNAL NATURE. I HAVE seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...shell ; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1853 - 300 páginas
...Brothers.' I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his car The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for murmurings from within Were... | |
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