Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more.

Quote by William Wordsworth

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Why do not words and kiss, and solemn pledge, And nature that is kind in...

Why do not words and kiss, and solemn pledge, And nature that is kind in...

But, why, ungrateful, dwell on idle pain?

But, why, ungrateful, dwell on idle pain?

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars

The child is father of the man.

The child is father of the man.

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will...

Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will...

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. Not in entire forgetfulness, and not...

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. Not in entire forgetfulness, and not...

With Nature never do they wage A foolish strife; they see A happy youth, and...

With Nature never do they wage A foolish strife; they see A happy youth, and...

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too...

To me the meanest flower that blows can give thoughts that do often lie too...

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

Up! up! my friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double. . .

Up! up! my friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double. . .

A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit...

A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit...

Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my...

That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my...

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.

Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in...

Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.

Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.