Poet William Wordsworth

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Composed Upon An Evening Of Extraordinary Splendour And Beauty Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Had this effulgence disappearedB
With flying haste I might have sentC
Among the speechless clouds a lookD
Of blank astonishmentE
But 'tis endued with power to stayF
And sanctify one closing dayF
That frail Mortality may seeG
What is ah no but what 'can' beG
Time was when field and watery coveH
With modulated echoes rangI
While choirs of fervent Angels sangI
Their vespers in the groveH
Or crowning star like each some sovereign heightJ
Warbled for heaven above and earth belowK
Strains suitable to both Such holy riteJ
Methinks if audibly repeated nowL
From hill or valley could not moveM
Sublimer transport purer loveN
Than doth this silent spectacle the gleamO
The shadow and the peace supremeO
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No sound is uttered but a deepP
And solemn harmony pervadesQ
The hollow vale from steep to steepP
And penetrates the gladesQ
Far distant images draw nighA
Called forth by wondrous potencyG
Of beamy radiance that imbuesG
Whate'er it strikes with gem like huesG
In vision exquisitely clearR
Herds range along the mountain sideS
And glistening antlers are descriedS
And gilded flocks appearR
Thine is the tranquil hour purpureal EveT
But long as god like wish or hope divineU
Informs my spirit ne'er can I believeT
That this magnificence is wholly thineU
From worlds not quickened by the sunV
A portion of the gift is wonV
An intermingling of Heaven's pomp is spreadS
On ground which British shepherds treadS
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And if there be whom broken tiesG
Afflict or injuries assailW
Yon hazy ridges to their eyesG
Present a glorious scaleW
Climbing suffused with sunny airX
To stop no record hath told whereX
And tempting Fancy to ascendS
And with immortal Spirits blendS
Wings at my shoulders seem to playF
But rooted here I stand and gazeG
On those bright steps that heavenward raiseG
Their practicable wayF
Come forth ye drooping old men look abroadS
And see to what fair countries ye are boundS
And if some traveller weary of his roadS
Hath slept since noon tide on the grassy groundS
Ye Genii to his covert speedS
And wake him with such gentle heedS
As may attune his soul to meet the dowerY
Bestowed on this transcendent hourZ
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Such hues from their celestial UrnA2
Were wont to stream before mine eyeA
Where'er it wandered in the mornB2
Of blissful infancyG
This glimpse of glory why renewedS
Nay rather speak with gratitudeS
For if a vestige of those gleamsG
Survived 'twas only in my dreamsG
Dread Power whom peace and calmness serveT
No less than Nature's threatening voiceG
If aught unworthy be my choiceG
From THEE if I would swerveT
Oh let thy grace remind me of the lightS
Full early lost and fruitlessly deploredS
Which at this moment on my waking sightS
Appears to shine by miracle restoredS
My soul though yet confined to earthC2
Rejoices in a second birthC2
'Tis past the visionary splendour fadesG
And night approaches with her shadesG

William Wordsworth



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Penn Hackney: Thank you for having this here, I was looking for it and was afraid I would not find it. I would like to see some context, which I cannot find: date, was it in a collection, was there a precipitating event, etc? , I was told is is the ‘Ninth Evening Voluntary,' but I don’t know what those are. Thank you.
 

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