 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...  Half hours in the deep - Page 316by Half hours - 1875Full view - About this book
 | 1868 - 902 pages
...universe was such as became a Christian, and is luminously expressed by him in the following lines : " I have seen A curious child applying to his ear The...and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for murmurings from within Were heard — sonorous cadencesl whereby, To his belief, the monitor expressed... | |
 | James Burton (schoolmaster.) - English language - 1868 - 216 pages
...ag-it-a-tion (ago) in-ten-tion (tondo) I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1868 - 340 pages
...and shade ? DOUGLAS JERROLD. I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for murmurings from within Were heard, sonorous cadences ! whereby, To his belief, the monitor expressed... | |
 | William Francis Collier - English literature - 1868 - 550 pages
...finest our poetry contains, — " I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...soul Listened intensely : and his countenance soon WORDSWORTH'S EARLY LIFE. 455 Brightened with joy ; for, murmuring from within, Were heard sonorous... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...shepherd's awe-inspiring god ! Ibid. 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 1 Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.... | |
 | Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...perilous way. The Borderers. Act iv. I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1869 - 438 pages
...ROUERS. THE VOICE OP THE SHELL. I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...very soul Listened intensely; and his countenance soou Brightened with joy; for murmurings from withiu Were heard— sonorous cadences ! whereby, To... | |
 | 1872 - 848 pages
...Wordsworth says : " I have seen A cnriona child, who dwelt upon a tract Of Inland ground, applying to hie ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intently, and hia countenance aoon Brightened with joy ; for murmuring* from within Were heard, sonoroua... | |
 | 1869 - 590 pages
...Presence. ' I have seen Л 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 intently ; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy: for murmurings from within Were heard, sonorous... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1892 - 996 pages
...marsh " of " The Excursion " : I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped...and his countenance soon Brightened with joy ; for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.... | |
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