"Wisdom and spirit of the Universe! Thou Soul, that art the Eternity of thought! And giv'st to forms and images a brea…"

"Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majes…"

"Behold, within the leafy shade, Those bright blue eggs together laid! On me the chance-discovered sight Gleamed like …"

"What is pride? A whizzing rocket That would emulate a star."

"I travelled among unknown men, In lands beyond the sea; Nor, England! did I know till then What love I bore to thee."

"Much converse do I find in thee, Historian of my infancy! Float near me; do not yet depart! Dead times revive in thee…"

"No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery."

"She gave me eyes, she gave me ears; And humble cares,and delicate fears; A heart, the fountain of sweet tears; And lo…"

"Like an army defeated The snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill; The Ploughboy is wh…"

"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…"