 How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear — and sink again to sleep ! Or, at an earlier call, to mark, By blazing fire, the still suspense Of self-complacent innocence ; The mutual nod, — the grave disguise...  The poetical works of William Wordsworth - Page 5by William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1840Full view - About this book
 | William Wordsworth - 1870 - 390 lehte
...the poor. How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear—and sink again to sleep ! Or, at an earlier call, to mark, By hlazing fire, the still suspense Of self-complacent innocence; The mutual nod,—the grave disguise... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1871 - 642 lehte
...and all is dark, .To hear — and sink ajain to sleep ! Or, at an earlier call, to mark, By hlazing fire, the still suspense Of self.complacent innocence...nod,— the grave disguise Of hearts with gladness hrimming o'er; And some unhidden tears that rise For names once heard, and heard no more ; Tears hrightened... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1871 - 450 lehte
...inspiration always has an undertone of bourgeois : — " How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear, — and sink again to sleep ! " JH, one of those choice poets who will not tarnish their bright fancies by publication, always... | |
 | Circling year - 1872 - 228 lehte
...and keenly home to the heart of the silent circle listening by the fire. Wordsworth has noted this : "The mutual nod— the grave disguise Of hearts with...that rise For names once heard, and heard no more." For never, I think, do we so tenderly and constantly call up before us the faces so far away, the hands... | |
 | Christmas - 1872 - 234 lehte
...the door That guards the lowliest of the poor. How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear — and sink again to sleep I Or, at an earlier call, to mark, By blazing fire, the still suspense Of still complacent innocence... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 lehte
..."Merry Christmas" wished to wight! I92 PARNASSUS. How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear, and sink again to...call, to mark, By blazing fire, the still suspense Of self-eomplacent innocence ; The mutual nod, — the grave disguise Of hearts with gladness brimming... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 588 lehte
...call, And '• Merry Christmas " wished to all! " How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-nuillled winds, and all is dark, To hear, and sink again to...sleep! Or, at an earlier call, to mark, By blazing lire, the still suspense Of self-complacent innocence; The mutual nod, — the grave disguise Of hearts... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1875 - 728 lehte
...the door That guards the lowliest of the poor. How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear, — and sink again to sleep I j Or, at an earlier call, to mark, By blazing flre, the still suspense Of self-complacent innocence... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 454 lehte
...inspiration always has an undertone of bourgeois : — " How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-muffled winds, and all is dark, To hear, — and sink again to sleep ! " JH, one of those choice poets who will not tarnish their bright fancies by publication, always... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 104 lehte
...inspiration always has an undertone of bourgeois : — " How touching, when, at midnight, sweep Snow-nmffled winds, and all is dark, To hear, — and sink again to sleep 1 " JH, one of those choice poets who will not tarnish their bright fancies by publication, always... | |
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