My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began ; So is it now I am a man ; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The child is father of the man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural... A Dictionary of Quotations from the English Poets - Page 494by Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 715 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Tom Walsh - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2007 - 200 pages
...dances with the daffodils. My Heart Leaps up When I Behold William Wordsworth My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life...old Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man: And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety. The Heart of the New Thought Ella... | |
 | Scott Alexander King - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2007 - 342 pages
...it blends naturally with the sun enhanced colouring of the Trout's scales. 'My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky. So was it when my life...man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!' - William Wordsworth (1802) From the poem, 'My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold' The Trout has long been... | |
 | Michael Maunder - Science - 2007 - 227 pages
...and the Greek's view? \ Rainbows William Wordsworth wrote these immortal words: My heart leaps when I behold A rainbow in the sky. So was it when my life...man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die Ever was it so, and shall be forever more, say I as we approach this fascinating subject. For, as you're... | |
 | John Elsadai - Religion - 2008 - 206 pages
...(Phil. 4:6). Can we lead a worry-free life? 3. The Child is Father of the Man My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky; So was it when my life...old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety. (William Wordsworth, 1770-1850)... | |
 | Robert Pattison - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 210 pages
...original formulation of 1802, which are discarded for the purposes of the "Ode": My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky : So was it when my...man ; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die ! These lines are dropped in the "Ode" because the poet's heart no longer leaps up and things are not... | |
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