 NUNS fret not at their convent's narrow room ; And hermits are contented with their cells ; And students with their pensive citadels : Maids at the wheel, the weaver at his loom, Sit blithe and happy ; bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak...  Three Hundred English Sonnets - Page 131edited by - 1886 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 358 pages
...stay secure ; I'll think of the Leech-gatherer on the lonely moor." VOL. I. F PREFATORY SONNET. Nuns fret not at their Convent's narrow room; And Hermits...Bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Furness Fells, Will murmur by the hour in Foxglove bells : In truth, the prison, unto which we doom... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...I'll think of the Leech-gatherer on the lonely moor." VOL. i. • p 97 SONNETS. PREFATORY SONNET. Nuns fret not at their Convent's narrow room; And Hermits...Cells; And Students with their pensive Citadels : Maids at'the Wheel, the Weaver at his Loom, Sit blithe and happy; Bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest... | |
 | Capel Lofft - 1813 - 270 pages
...Lays. 2. DCLXIX. WORDSWORTH. PREFATORY *. NUNS fret not at their Convent's narrow room, And Hermits arc contented with their Cells, An'd Students with their...Citadels: Maids at the wheel, the Weaver at his loom, Sit blythe and happy. Bees that soar for bloom High as the highest Peak of F'urness Fells Will murmur by... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 416 pages
...; And in the light of truth thy Bondman let me live! MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS. PREFATORY SONNET. NUNS fret not at their Convent's narrow room ; And Hermits...that soar for bloom, High as the highest Pea.k of Furness Fells, Will murmur by the hour in Foxglove bells : In truth, the prison, unto which we doom... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 362 pages
...us, for reverence of his Mother Mary ! MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS. PART FIRST. o 4 .. PREFATORY SONNET. fret not at their Convent's narrow room ; And Hermits...Bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Furness Fells, • Will murmur by the hour in Foxglove bells : In truth, the prison, unto which we... | |
 | Charles Lloyd - 1821 - 316 pages
...Gisippus, she ; and him, Sophronia bless'd ! STANZAS, Written 10th, llth, and 12th November, 1819. "In truth, the prison, unto which we doom Ourselves, no prison is — Wordsworth, duodecimo edit. voL 3, p. 129. 1. MY God ! I once was young, and once was blest With... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 412 pages
...That Thou, if not with partial joy elate, Receiv'st the gift for more than mild content ! II. NUNS fret not at their convent's narrow room; And Hermits...Bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Furness Fells, Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells : In truth, the prison, unto which we doom... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1827 - 412 pages
...his loom, Sit blithe and happy; Bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Furness Fells, Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells: In truth,...unto which we doom Ourselves, no prison is: and hence to me, In sundry moods, 'twas pastime to be bound Within the Sonnet's scanty plot of ground: Pleased... | |
 | British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...narrow room ; And Hermits are contented with their CVIU; And Students with their pensive CitadeU : Maids at the Wheel, the Weaver at his Loom. Sit blithe...Bees that soar for bloom. High as the highest Peak of Furness Fell*. Will murmur by the hour in Foxglove-bell*: In truth, the prison, unto which we doom... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...glee, And felt of all I 'd seen on earth, This was the dearest spot to me. SONNET VINDICATORY. NUNS fret not at their Convent's narrow room ; And Hermits...loom, Sit blithe and happy ; Bees that soar for bloom, Will murmur by the hour in fox-glove bells. In truth the prison unto which we doom High as the highest... | |
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