Poems by William Wordsworth

Poems by William Wordsworth

Scene on the Lake of Brientz, by William Wordsworth

"What know we of the Blest above
But that they sing and that they love?"
Yet, if they ever did...

Ruth, by William Wordsworth

When Ruth was left half desolate,
Her Father took another Mate;
And Ruth, not seven years o...

Ode to Duty, by William Wordsworth

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God!
O Duty! If that name thou love
Who art a light to guide, a...

The Old Cumberland Beggar, by William Wordsworth

I saw an aged Beggar in my walk;
And he was seated, by the highway side,
On a low structure ...

Pelion and Ossa Flourish Side by Side, by William Wordsworth

Pelion and Ossa flourish side by side,
Together in immortal books enrolled:
His ancient dower...

The Pet Lamb, by William Wordsworth

A Pastoral The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink;
I heard a voice; it said, "Dr...

A Poet's Epitaph, by William Wordsworth

Art thou a Statist in the van
Of public conflicts trained and bred?
First learn to love one li...

The Redbreast Chasing the Butterfly, by William Wordsworth

Art thou the bird whom Man loves best,
The pious bird with the scarlet breast,
Our little Eng...

The Sailor's Mother, by William Wordsworth

One morning (raw it was and wet
A foggy day in winter time)
A Woman on the road I met,
Not ol...

Repentance, by William Wordsworth

A Pastoral Ballad The fields which with covetous spirit we sold,
Those beautiful fields, the ...

Remembrance of Collins, by William Wordsworth

Glide gently, thus for ever glide,
O Thames! That other bards may see
As lovely visions by th...

Rural Architecture, by William Wordsworth

There's George Fisher, Charles Fleming, and Reginald Shore,
Three rosy-cheeked school-boys, ...

Rob Roy's Grave, by William Wordsworth

A famous man is Robin Hood,
The English ballad-singer's joy!
And Scotland has a thief as good,...

Resolution and Independence, by William Wordsworth

I There was a roaring in the wind all night;
The rain came heavily and fell in floods;
But ...

The Reverie of Poor Susan, by William Wordsworth

At the corner of Wood Street, when daylight appears,
Hangs a Thrush that sings loud, it has s...