 | William Wordsworth - Sonnets, English - 1899 - 308 pages
...lessons of this Spot — fit school Cave of For the presumptuous thoughts that would assign Staffa Mechanic laws to agency divine ; And, measuring heaven...vestibule, Expanding yet precise, the roof embowed, Might seemed designed to humble man, when proud Of his best workmanship by plan and tool. Down-bearing with... | |
 | 1835 - 466 pages
...watchful Love to Nature owes For her mute Powers, flx'd Forms, and transient Shows. Cave of Staffa. Thanks for the lessons of this Spot— fit school...heaven by earth, would overrule Infinite Power. The pillar'd vestibule. Expanding yet precise, the roof embowed, Might seem designed to humble Man, when... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...walk. Excursion, p. 263. The pillar'd vestibule, Expanding yet precise, the roof Might seem design'd to humble man, when proud Of his best workmanship by plan and tool. Wordsworth, Second Sonn. on Stajfa, The sport of nature, aided by blind chance Rudely to mock the works... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...walk. Excursion, p. 265. The pillar'd vestibule, Expanding yet precise, the roof Might seem design'd to humble man, when proud Of his best workmanship by plan and tool. Wordsworth. Second Sonn. on Staffa. The sport of nature, aided by blind chance Rudely to mock the works... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1838 - 508 pages
...letsons of this Spot— fit school For the presumptuous thoughte that would an*i<n¡ Mechanic law« to agency divine ; And, measuring heaven by earth,...pillared vestibule, Expanding yet precise, the roof embowcd, Might eccmed designed to humble man, when prom! Of hiebest workmanship by plan and tool. ]... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - Scotland - 1842 - 598 pages
...unparalleled." * The Boat Cave, and Mackin* On this care Wordsworth has composed the following sonnet : — " Thanks for the lessons of this spot— fit school...thoughts that would assign Mechanic laws to agency divine ; non's, or the Cormorant's Cave, are two of less extent and beauty, which are usually visited after... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...Architeet, Has deigned to work as if with human Art ! XXIX. CAVE OF STAFFA. AFTER THR CROWD HAD DRPARTBD. THANKS for the lessons of this Spot — fit school...his whole Atlantic weight Of tide and tempest on the Strueture's base, 1 And flashing to that Strueture's topmost height, Ocean has proved its strength,... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - Scotland - 1845 - 572 pages
...offerings made to the glories of the place, we must content ourselves with the fine Sonnet of Wordsworth. " Thanks for the lessons of this spot — fit school...presumptuous thoughts that would assign Mechanic laws to.agency divine ; And measuring heaven by earth, would overrule Infinite power. The pillar" d vestibule,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...Excttrtion, p. 263. " The piltav'd vestibule, Expanding yet precise, the roof Miirht seem design 'd to humble man, when proud Of his best workmanship by plan and tool." WoriUuxirth. Second Sonn. on Slaffa" The sport of nature, aided by blind chance Rudely to mock the... | |
 | Staffa - 1850 - 186 pages
...Has deigned to work as if with human art !' Another Staffa sonnet, from the same master hand : — ' Thanks for the lessons of this spot— fit school...heaven by earth, would overrule Infinite Power. The pillar'd vestibule, Expanding yet precise, the roof embowed, Might seem designed to humble man, when... | |
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THANKS for the lessons of this spot, — fit school For the presumptuous thoughts that would assign Mechanic laws to agency divine ; And, measuring heaven by earth, would overrule Infinite Power. The pillared vestibule, Expanding yet precise, the roof... 
