 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
 | Michael Boylan - Philosophy - 2004 - 282 pages
...elevated soul of the poet expressing a personal vision in often irregular prosody. 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, "My Heart... | |
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...hath all. SIR HENRY WOTTON ENGLISH (1568-1639) My heart leaps up when I behold 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 ENGLISH (1770-1850)... | |
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