Poems by William Wordsworth

Poems by William Wordsworth

At the Grave of Burns, 1803. Seven Years after his Death, by William Wordsworth

I shiver, Spirit fierce and bold,
At thought of what I now behold:
As vapours breathed from ...

Beggars, by William Wordsworth

She had a tall man's height or more;
Her face from summer's noontide heat
No bonnet shaded, b...

Bleak Season Was It, Turbulent and Bleak, by William Wordsworth

Bleak season was it, turbulent and bleak,
When hitherward we journeyed, side by side,
Thro...

The Blind Highland Boy, by William Wordsworth

Now we are tired of boisterous joy,
Have romped enough, my little Boy!
Jane hangs her head up...

Calais, August 15, 1802, by William Wordsworth

Festivals have I seen that were not names:
This is young Buonaparte's natal day,
And his is h...

Calais, August, 1802, by William Wordsworth

Is it a reed that's shaken by the wind,
Or what is it that ye go forth to see?
Lords, lawyers...

A Character, by William Wordsworth

I marvel how Nature could ever find space
For so many strange contrasts in one human face:
The...

The Waterfall and the Eglantine, by William Wordsworth

I "Begone, thou fond presumptuous Elf, "
Exclaimed an angry Voice,
"Nor dare to thrust thy...

We Are Seven, by William Wordsworth

A simple Child,
That lightly draws its breath,
And feels its life in every limb,
What shoul...

When I Have Borne in Memory What has Tamed, by William Wordsworth

When I have borne in memory what has tamed
Great Nations, how ennobling thoughts depart
When m...

When, to the Attractions of the Busy World, by William Wordsworth

When, to the attractions of the busy world,
Preferring studious leisure, I had chosen
A habi...

A Whirl-blast from Behind the Hill, by William Wordsworth

A whirl-blast from behind the hill
Rushed o'er the wood with startling sound;
Thenall at once ...

Who Fancied What a Pretty Sight, by William Wordsworth

Who fancied what a pretty sight
This Rock would be if edged around
With living snow-drops? Circ...

Written in Germany, on one of the Coldest Days of the Century, by William Wordsworth

A plague on your languages, German and Norse!
Let me have the song of the kettle;
And the to...

Written in London, September, 1802, by William Wordsworth

O Friend! I know not which way I must look
For comfort, being, as I am, opprest,
To think t...