"Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart."
— Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
Date
1807
Metaphor
"Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart."
Metaphor in Context
London, 1802
Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour:
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,
Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,
Have forfeited their ancient English dower
Of inward happiness. We are selfish men;
Oh! raise us up, return to us again;
And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart:
Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea;
Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,
So didst thou travel on life's common way,
In chearful godliness; and yet thy heart
The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
(p. 140)
Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour:
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,
Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,
Have forfeited their ancient English dower
Of inward happiness. We are selfish men;
Oh! raise us up, return to us again;
And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart:
Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea;
Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,
So didst thou travel on life's common way,
In chearful godliness; and yet thy heart
The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
(p. 140)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Wordsworth, William. Poems, in Two Volumes. Vol I. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807. <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
01/11/2010
