Selections From Wordsworth Author:Andrew Jackson George General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1889 Original Publisher: D. C. Heath Subjects: Readers English poetry Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / American / General Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This i... more »s a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Here, thronged with primroses, the steep rock's breast Glittered at evening like a starry sky; And in this bush our sparrow built her nest, Of which I sang one song that will not die. O happy Garden ! whose seclusion deep Hath been so friendly to industrious hours; And to soft slumbers, that did gently steep Our spirits, carrying with them dreams of flowers 60 And wild notes warbled among leafy bowers, Two burning months let summer overleap, And coming back with Her who will be ours, Into thy bosom we again shall creep. STANZAS. WRITTEN IN MY POCKET-COPY OF THOMSON'S CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. I802. -- 1815. Within our happy Castle there dwelt One Whom without blame I may not overlook; For never sun on living creature shone Who more devout enjoyment with us took; Here on his hours he hung as on a book, On his own time here would he float away, As doth a fly upon a summer brook ; But go to-morrow, or belike to-day, Seek for him, -- he is fled ; and whither none can say Thus often would he leave our peaceful home, 1 And find elsewhere his business or delight; Out of our Valley's limits did he roam : Full many a time, upon a stormy night, His voice came to us from the neighboring height: Oft could we see him driving full in view At mid-day when the sun was shining bright; What ill was on him, what he had to do, A mighty wonder bred...« less