So fair, so sweet, withal so sensitive,
Would that the little Flowers were born to live,
Conscious of half the pleasure which they give;
That to this mountain-daisy's self were known
The beauty of its star-shaped shadow, thrown
On the smooth surface of this naked stone!
And what if hence a bold desire should mount
High as the Sun, that he could take account
Of all that issues from his glorious fount!
So might he ken how by his sovereign aid
These delicate companionships are made;
And how he rules the pomp of light and shade;
And were the Sister-power that shines by night
So privileged, what a countenance of delight
Would through the clouds break forth on human sight!
Fond fancies! wheresoe'er shall turn thine eye
On earth, air, ocean, or the starry sky,
Converse with Nature in pure sympathy;
All vain desires, all lawless wishes quelled,
Be Thou to love and praise alike impelled,
Whatever boon is granted or withheld.
So Fair, So Sweet, Withal So Sensitive
William Wordsworth
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Poem topics: beauty, light, nature, night, ocean, power, sister, sky, star, sun, sympathy, sensitive, desire, pleasure, earth, human, sweet, shadow, shade, bold, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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Michael M DeBonis : One of Wordsworth's finest lyrics, this poem ranks as a one of the best in the English language. That Wordsworth wrote it at the end of his career is astonishing. The poem 's intricate triple rhyme scheme, along with his elegant and soulful diction make this poem rival anything Lord Alfred Tennyson and Edgar Allen Poe were writing at the time. William Wordsworth is a titan of English poetry and literature, and he will remain so always.
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