 O Cuckoo ! shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear, From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off, and near. Though babbling only to the Vale, Of sunshine and of flowers, Thou bringest...  An essay on the poetry of Wordsworth - Page 551853 - 72 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...child of poverty and care, The mite, high heaven bestow'd, that mite with, thee I'll share. BUKNS. O BLITHE New-comer ! I have heard, I hear thee, and...I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear, From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off,... | |
 | Bookbinding, Victorian - 1861 - 182 pages
...the prettiness of feign'd alarm, And anger insignificantly fierce. COWI'EB. TO THE CUCKOO. B LITHE new-comer ! I have heard, I hear thee, and rejoice....I call thee bird, Or but a wandering voice ? While I am lying on the grass. Thy two-fold shout I hear, That seems to fill the air's whole space, As loud... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1861 - 662 pages
...Mnte— looking at the grave in which he lies ! IL TO THE CUCKOO. O BLITHE new-comer ! I have heard, 1 hear thee and rejoice : O Cuckoo ! shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering voice 1 While I am lying on the grass, Thy loud note smites my ear ! From hill to hill it seems to pass,... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...bushes. W. Wordsworth CCXLIII TO THE CUCKOO 0 blithe new-comer ! I have heard, 1 hear thee and rejoice: 0 Cuckoo ! shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear ; From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far... | |
 | Popular poetry - English poetry - 1862 - 246 pages
...cowslip-cups each morn for you Shall still be filled with sparkling dew. WordaworlJi. TO THE CUCKOO. O BLITHE new-comer ! I have heard, I hear thee and rejoice. O cuckoo ! shall I call the* bird, Or but a wandering voice P While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold note I hear, That seems... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 982 pages
...disdain The voiceless Form he chose to feign While fluttering in the bushes. CCXLIII TO THE CUCKOO O BLITHE new-comer ! I have heard, I hear thee and rejoice...I call thee bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear ; From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1863 - 314 pages
...trouble of coming into my room, he is welcome to blow my fire as long as he likes. TO THE CUCKOO. 1. 0 blithe new-comer! I have heard, I hear thee and...! shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering Voice ? 2. "While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold shout I hear ; From hill to hill it seems to pass,... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 264 pages
...Sated with the summer feast Thou retir'st to endless rest. Cotcley. TO THE CUCKOO. 0 BLITHE new comer! I have heard, I hear thee, and rejoice: O Cuckoo!...I call thee bird, Or but a wandering voice ? While I am lying on the grass Thy twofold suout I hear; From hill to hill it seems to pass, At once far off... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 368 pages
...but seldom seen. This fact is thus alluded to by the poet Wordsworth : 2. " O blithe fcew-comer* ! I have heard — I hear thee and rejoice. O cuckoo' ! shall I call thee bird', Or hut a wandering voice' ? 8. " The same that in my school-boy days I listened to — that cry — Which... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1863 - 358 pages
...-Wordsworth, who addresses the bird thus: — 0, blithe new comer ! I have heard, I hear thee, and rejoice. 0, Cuckoo ! shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering voice? While I am lying on the grass, Thy twofold shout I hear, That seems to fill the air's whole space, As loud... | |
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