 | Charles Kingsley - Birds - 1874 - 338 pages
...his Leech-Gatherer (a poem which I, in spite of laughter, must rank among his very highest), — 1 While he was talking thus, the lonely place, The old...moors continually, Wandering about alone and silently. and when he ended, I could have laughed myself to scorn to find In that decrepit man so firm a mind."... | |
 | Thomas Milner - Natural history - 1874 - 344 pages
...Cumberland, it is there rapidly disappearing. Wordsworth makes his " leech-gatherer " say : " Once I could meet with them on every side, But they have...Yet still I persevere, and find them where I may." The supply for surgical purposes forms an important article of foreign commerce, many millions being... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1878 - 846 pages
...be comforted, My question eagerly did I renew, " How is it that you live, and what is it you do ?" But they have dwindled long by slow decay ; Yet still...moors continually, Wandering about alone and silently. While I these thoughts within myself pursued, He, having made a pause, the same discourse renewed.... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...But they have dwindled long by slow decay ; Yet still I persevere, and find them where I may." XIX. While he was talking thus, the lonely place, The old...weary moors continually, Wandering about alone and silenily. While I these thoughts within myself pnrsned, [le, having made a pause, the same disccurse... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1879 - 362 pages
...and wide He travelled ; stirring thus about his feet The waters of the Pools where they abide. ' Once I could meet with them on every side ; But they have..." While he was talking thus, the lonely place, The Old-man's shape, and speech, all troubled me : In my mind's eye I seemed to see him pace About the... | |
 | William [poetical works Wordsworth (selections]) - 1879 - 390 pages
...and wide He travelled ; stirring thus about his feet The waters of the Pools where they abide. " Once I could meet with them on every side ; But they have...may." While he was talking thus, the lonely place, The Old-man's shape, and speech, all troubled me : In my mind's eye I seemed to see him pace About the... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1881 - 600 pages
...habitats, and — "The waters of the pools where they abide Once I could meet with them on every side, Bat they have dwindled long by slow decay, Yet still I persevere, and find them where I may.' And BO they talk together, the old man and his visitor — "and when he ended, I could have laughed... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1880 - 330 pages
...wide, He travelled ; stirring thus about his feet The waters of the pools where they abide. *' Once I could meet with them on every side ; But they have...moors continually, Wandering about alone and silently. While I these thoughts within myself pursued, He, having made a pause, the same discourse renewed.... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1880 - 388 pages
...and wide He travelled ; stirring thus about his feet The waters of the ponds where they abide. ' Once I could meet with them on every side ; But they have...troubled me ; In my mind's eye I seemed to see him pass Above the weary moors continually, Wandering about alone and silently. While I these thoughts... | |
 | Mordecai Cubitt Cooke - Electronic books - 1880 - 282 pages
...and wide He travelled ; stirring thus about his feet The waters of the pools where they abide. ' Once I could meet with them on every side ; But they have...Yet still I persevere, and find them where I may.," The suctorial leech sucks the blood willingly of all the vertebrate animals; to accomplish which it... | |
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While he was talking thus, the lonely place, The old Man's shape, and speech, all troubled me: In my mind's eye I seemed to see him pace About the weary moors continually, Wandering about alone and silently. While I these thoughts within myself pursued,... 
