...breeze, and subject to agitation only from the winds — The visible scene Would enter unawares into Ms mind With all its solemn imagery, its rocks, Its woods,...heaven received Into the bosom of the steady lake ! It must be noticed, as a favourable characteristic of the lakes of this country, that, though several...

...redoubled ; concourse wild Of mirth and jocund din ! And, when a lengthened pause Of silence came and baffled his best skill, Then, sometimes, in that silence,...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake. This Boy was taken from his mates, and died In childhood, ere he was full twelve years old. Fair is...

...skill, Then sometimes, In that silence while he hung • Listening, a gentle shock of mild surprise I Has carried far into his heart the voice Of mountain...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake. This Boy was taken from his mates, and died In childhood, ere he was full twelve years old. Fair is...

...concourse wild Of mirth and jocund din ! And, when it chanced That pauses of deep silence mocked his skill, Then, sometimes, in that silence, while he...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake. This Boy was taken from his Mates, and died In childhood, ere he was full twelve years old. Fair is...

...silence, while he hung Listening, a gentle shock of mild surprise Has carried far into his heart the voice Would enter unawares into his mind With all its solemn...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake. This Boy was taken from his Mates, and died In childhood, ere he was full twelve years old. Fair is...

...concourse wild Of mirth and jocund din ! And, when it chanced That pauses of deep silence mocked his skill, Then, sometimes, in that silence, while he...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake. This boy was taken from his mates, and died In childhood, ere he was full twelve years old. Fair is...

...and jocund din! And, when it chanced That pauses of deep silence mocked his skill, Then, somelimes, in that silence, while he hung Listening, a gentle...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake. This boy was taken from his mates, and died " [old. In childhood, ere he was full twelve years J;air...

...and jocund din! And when it chanced That pauses of deep silence mocked his skill, Then, somctimes, in that silence, while he hung Listening, a gentle...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake. WORDSWORTII. THE EARTH-SPIRIT. I HAVE woven shrouds of air In a loom of hurrying light, For the trees...

...Of silence, such as baffled his best skill, Then sometimes in that silence, while he hung Loitering, a gentle shock of mild surprise Has carried far into...heaven received Into the bosom of the steady lake. Such passages — and many more remarkable might be quoted — cannot be read without a ' gentle shock...

...hung Listening, a gentle shock of mild surpr1se Has carried far into his heart the voice Of mounta1n torrents; or the visible scene Would enter unawares...heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake." No other poet but Wordsworth that the world ever produced could have written this ; you feel in reading...