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" Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of heaven will aid their flight ; They mount — how short a voyage brings The wanderers back to their delight ! Chains tie us down by land and sea ; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to... "
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - Page 198
by William Wordsworth - 1827
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Poems,: In Two Volumes,

William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise, And fortune with her gifts and lies. 47 Alas ! the fowls of Heaven have wings. And blasts...comfort thee. Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan, Maim'd, mangled by inhuman men; Or thou upon a Desart thrown Inheritest the Lion's Den ; Or hast been...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Wordsworth - 1815 - 442 pages
...now can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise, And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of Heaven have wings, And blasts...Maimed, mangled by inhuman men ; . Or thou upon a Desart thrown Inheritest the Lion's Den ; Or hast been summoned to the Deep, Thou, Thou and all thy...
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Poems by William Wordsworth: Including Lyrical Ballads, and the ..., Volume 1

William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth - 1815 - 438 pages
...; And worldly grandeur I despise, And fortune with her gifts and lies, Alas ! the fowls of H«aven have wings, And blasts of Heaven will aid their flight;...wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort tltee. Perhaps some dungeon hears thee groan, Maimed, mangled by inhuman men ; Or thou upon a Desart...
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The Miscellaneous Poems of William Wordsworth, Volume 1

William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1820 - 378 pages
...now can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise. And fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of Heaven have wings, And blasts...groan, Maimed, mangled by inhuman men ; Or thou upon a Desart thrown Inheritest the Lion's Den ; Or hast been summoned to the Deep, Thou, Thou and all thy...
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The British poets of the nineteenth century, including the select works of ...

British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...now can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise, And fortune with her gifts and lies. orm a shade For Thecj green alders have together wound Their foliage ; ashesflung bark to their delight! Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that...
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Memorials of Mrs. Hemans: With Illustrations of Her Literary ..., Volume 1

Henry Fothergill Chorley - Poets, English - 1836 - 528 pages
...And \feel that you are sad, and I know that you are lonely, and by the time that this reaches you, 'Wishes vain as mine may be All that is left to comfort thee' ! " But my hopes are strong for the future. So now cheer up, madam, or rather believe that you will...
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Memorials of Mrs. Hemans: With Illustrations of Her Literary ..., Volume 1

Henry Fothergill Chorley - Poets, English - 1836 - 302 pages
...And I feel that you are sad, and I know that you are lonely, and by the time that this reaches you, 'Wishes vain as mine may be All that is left to comfort thee'! " But my hopes are strong for the future. So now cheer up, madam, or rather believe that you will cheer...
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Ward's miscellany (and family magazine)., Volume 1

1837 - 860 pages
...— that we have only room for some of the concluding stanzas from this latter beautiful poem. Alas 1 the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts of heaven...voyage brings The wanderers back to their delight 1 Chains tie us down by land and sea ; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort...
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Visitor: Or Monthly Instructor

1841 - 488 pages
...Hemans: — "I feel that you are sad, and I know that you are lonely, and by the time this reaches you, ' Wishes, vain as mine, may be, All that is left to comfort thee !' But my hopes are strong for the future. So cheer up, or rather believe that you will cheer up —...
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Sketches of the History of Literature and Learning in England ..., Volumes 5-6

George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 484 pages
...now can see with better eyes ; And worldly grandeur I despise, And Fortune with her gifts and lies. Alas ! the fowls of heaven have wings, And blasts...mangled, by inhuman men ; Or thou, upon a desert thrown, Inberitest the lion's den ; Or hast been summoned to the deep, Thou, thou and all thy mates, to keep...
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