 A Creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller...  The Sunshine of Domestic Life; Or, Sketches of Womanly Virtues, and Stories ... - Page 2by William Henry Davenport Adams - 1867 - 303 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1873 - 612 pages
...the conditions of such a being as Wordsworth describes when he says : — ' A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet...spirit still, and bright, With something of an angel fight.' We have read this story with unmixed pleasure, and trust it may not be long before Miss Thackeray... | |
 | 1892 - 626 pages
...figure is Mary Verney, wife of Sir Ralph, in whom we recognise not faintly the ideal of Wordsworth — 'The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight,...and skill, A perfect woman nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command.' ' With one of the sweetest tempers and most cheerful dispositions that ever... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength and skill ; A perfect Woman ; nobly plann'd, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit...still, and bright With something of an angel light. 15 The REDBREAST and the BUTTERFLY. Art thou the Bird whom Man loves best, The pious Bird with the... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1807 - 358 pages
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A Being breathing thoughtful breath; A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...foresight, strength and skill ; A perfect Woman ; nobly plann'd, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still,, and bright With something of an... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...still, and bright With something of an angel light. 311 VIII. 0 NIGHTINGALE! thou surely art A Creature of ebullient heart : — These notes of thine —... | |
 | William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pages
...The very pulse of the machine ; •- ---- A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill, i A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright... | |
 | Andrews Norton - Religious education - 1818 - 1164 pages
...of man ; and our feelings are in harmony with the poet when he speaks of *' A perfect woman, nobly planned To warn, to comfort and command ; And yet...still, and bright With something of an angel light." But man has never regarded woman with respect and true love, except so far as he has regarded her as... | |
 | Elizabeth Constantia Agnew - Conversion - 1819 - 266 pages
...one tyrant instead of many !" CHAPTER XIX. A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller 'twist life and death; The reason firm, the temperate will,...bright, With something of an angel light. WORDSWORTH. AT this part of the conversation, Mr. Everard joined the two friends, and, much pleased to find them... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 372 pages
...eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...still, and bright With something of an angel light. 134 IX. 0 NIGHTINGALE ! thou surely art A Creature of a fiery heart : — These notes of thine —... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...eye serene, The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller betwixt life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will,...and skill ; A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, to command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light." I produce... | |
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