The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

Quote by William Wordsworth

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One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil...

One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil...

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay...

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay...

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars.

What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars.

We live by admiration, hope and love; and even as these are well and wisely...

We live by admiration, hope and love; and even as these are well and wisely...

Nature never did betray The heart that loved her

Nature never did betray The heart that loved her

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of...

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of...

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.

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

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

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...

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...

Neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no...

Neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no...

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

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

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

Drink, pretty creature, drink!

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

The child is father of the man.

The child is father of the man.

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...

The things which I have seen I now can see no more.

The things which I have seen I now can see no more.