As a huge stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the bald top of an eminence ; Wonder to all who do the same espy, By what means it could thither come, and whence; So that it seems a thing endued with sense : Like a sea-beast crawled forth, that on... Poems - Page 30by William Wordsworth - 1815Full view - About this book
| William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...drew; He being all the while before me full in view. As a huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couch'd on the bald top of an eminence; Wonder to all who...seems a thing endued with sense : Like a Sea-beast crawl'd forth, which on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun itself. Such sceni'd this Man,... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1807 - 358 pages
...drew; He being all the while before me full in view. As a huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couch'd on the bald top of an eminence ; Wonder to all who...espy By what means it could thither come, and whence j So that it seems a thing endued with sense : Like a Sea-beast crawl'd forth, which on a shelf Of... | |
| William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pages
...compared with that produced by their being thus connected with, and opposed to, each other J "" As a huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the...on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun himself. Such seemed this Man; not all alive or dead, Nor all asleep, in his extreme old age. Motionless... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 378 pages
...picture compared with that produced by their being thus connected with, and opposed to, each other ! " As a huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the...on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun himself. Such seemed this Man ; not all alive or dead, Nor all asleep, in his extreme old age. Motionless... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 372 pages
...Heaven I saw a Man before me unawares : The oldest Man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs. K 4 As a huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the...endued with sense : Like a Sea-beast crawled forth, that on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun itself; Such seemed this Man, not all alive... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 416 pages
...compared with that produced by their being thus connected with, and opposed to, each other ! a 2 " As a huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the...on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun himself. Such seemed this Man ; not all alive or dead, Nor all asleep, in his extreme old age. Motionless... | |
| William Wordsworth - 1827 - 412 pages
...eye of Heaven I saw a Man before me unawares : The oldest Man he seemed that ever wore grey hairs. As a huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the...endued with sense : Like a Sea-beast crawled forth, that on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun itself; Such seemed this Man, not all alive... | |
| William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1832 - 402 pages
...picture compared with that produced by their being thus connected with, and opposed to, each other ! "Asa huge Stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the...on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun himself. Such seemed this Man ; not all alive or dead, Nor all asleep, in his extreme old age. Motionless... | |
| Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - Apologetics - 1836 - 410 pages
...and alone, on the side of a mountain, so as to verify the beautiful description of the poet, — " As a huge stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the...to all who do the same espy, By what means it could hither come, or whence ; So that it seems a thing endued with sense, Like a sea-beast crawled forth,... | |
| Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - Religion and science - 1842 - 542 pages
...seuls isolés sur le flanc d'une montagne, de manière à vérifier la belle description du poète: As a huge stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the bald top of an eminence , Wonder to ail \vho do the same cspy, liy what meaus it could hither come, or whencc; So (bat it seems a thing... | |
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