William Wordsworth1770–1850The quotations of
William Wordsworth
English Romantic poet
1770–1850
26 quotes, most often on Nature, Love and Patriotism.
- It Is Not to Be Thought Of, l. 11 (1807)
To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.Ode: Intimations of Immortality (1807), “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” (1807)In contextAnd ‘t is my faith, that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Lines written in Early SpringSweetest melodies
Are those that are by distance made more sweet.Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), Personal Talk, Stanza 2- My Heart Leaps Up (The Rainbow), ll. 1-2 (wr. 1802; pub. 1807)In context
Men are we, and must grieve when even the Shade
Of that which once was great, is passed away.On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic, l. 13 (wr. 1802; pub. 1807)- Yes, Thou art Fair, Yet Be Not Moved, st. 2 (1845)
The light that never was, on sea or land,
The consecration, and the poet’s dream.Elegiac Stanzas. Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle in a Storm, st. 4 (wr. 1805; pub. 1807)- The Oak and the Broom: A Pastoral (Lyrical Ballads, 1800), the Broom’s reply to the Oak
- The Solitary Reaper (1807), st. 3In context
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude
