Poems, in Two Volumes


FRIENDS                         
1807 Written in very  Is hush'd, am I at rest. My Friends! restrain
     Early Youth
1807 To Toussaint     Thy friends are exultations, agonies,
     L'Ouverture
1807 To the Daisy     With friends to greet thee, or without,
1807 The Green Linnet My last year's Friends together:
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  Or keep his Friends from harm.
1807 The Blind        Of company or friends, and left
     Highland Boy
1807 Character of the Upon that law as on the best of friends;
     Happy Warrior
1807 Personal Talk    About Friends, who live within an easy walk,
1807 Song at the      Yet lacks not friends for solemn glee,
     Feast of

FRIENDSHIP                      
1807 The Emigrant     In friendship she to me would often tell.
     Mother

FRIGHTFUL                       
1807 Near Dover,      Drawn almost into frightful neighbourhood.
     September 1802

FRISKING                        
1807 The Kitten and   Frisking, bleating merriment,
     Falling Leaves

FRO                             
1807 The Matron of    Begin to follow to and fro
     Jedborough
1807 Song at the      To and fro, for his delight.
     Feast of

FRONT                           
1807 Fidelity         A lofty Precipice in front,

FROST                           
1807 Incident         Thinly by a one night's frost;
     characteristic
1807 Ode. Intimations Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life!
     of Immortality

FROSTY                          
1807 The Kitten and   Through the calm and frosty air
     Falling Leaves

FROZEN                          
1807 To a Butterfly   How motionless! not frozen seas

FRUGAL                          
1807 To the Memory of That I, if frugal and severe, might stray
     Raisley Calvert

FRUIT                           
1807 Calais, August   With first-fruit offerings crowd to bend the knee
     1802

FRUITS                          
1807 There is a       And Earth with all her pleasant fruits and flowers
     bondage worse

FUGITIVE                        
1807 Ode. Intimations What was so fugitive!
     of Immortality

FULFILL'D                       
1807 Song at the      That those dear words should be fulfill'd,
     Feast of

FULFILLED                       
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  And, if the word had been fulfilled,

FULFILLING                      
1807 To the Daisy     In peace fulfilling.

FULFILMENT                      
1807 Lines composed   Wait the fulfilment of their fear;
     at Grasmere

FULGENT                         
1807 Gipsies          --Then issued Vesper from the fulgent West,

FULL                            
1807 To a Butterfly   I've watch'd you now a full half hour;
1807 To the same      All about with full-blown flowers,
     Flower
1807 Resolution and   He being all the while before me full in view.
     Independence
1807 To H. C. Six     A young Lamb's heart among the full-grown flocks.
     years old
1807 The Blind        That, rough or smooth, is full of change,
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        Full sure they were a happy band,
     Highland Boy
1807 The Affliction   When full of play and childish cares,
     of Margaret ----
1807 Incident         All are following at full speed,
     characteristic
1807 Yes, it was the  Yes! full surely 'twas the Echo
     mountain Echo
1807 Yes, it was the  As the Bird must know full well;
     mountain Echo
1807 How sweet it is  An old place, full of many a lovely brood,
1807 Ode. Intimations Full soon thy Soul shall have her earthly freight,
     of Immortality

FULLNESS                        
1807 Ode. Intimations The fullness of your bliss, I feel--I feel it all.
     of Immortality

FUNCTION                        
1807 To the Daisy     Thy function apostolical

FUNCTIONS                       
1807 Ode to Duty      To humbler functions, awful Power!

FUNERAL                         
1807 Ode. Intimations A mourning or a funeral;
     of Immortality

FURNESS                         
1807 Nuns fret not    High as the highest Peak of Furness Fells,

FURNISHES                       
1807 The Kitten and   Furnishes to every Creature,
     Falling Leaves

FURTHER                         
1807 Resolution and   Of joy in minds that can no further go,
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   Close by a Pond, upon the further side,
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   To the Pool's further margin then I drew;
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   And him with further words I thus bespake,
     Independence

FUTURE                          
1807 To H. C. Six     For what may be thy lot in future years.
     years old

GABRIEL'S                       
1807 Though narrow be For overhead are sweeping GABRIEL'S HOUNDS,
     that old Man's

GAELIC                          
1807 The Blind        In Gaelic, or the English tongue,
     Highland Boy

GAIETY                          
1807 The Kitten and   Sweeter even than gaiety?
     Falling Leaves

GAIN                            
1807 I grieved for    Fed his first hopes? what knowledge could He gain?
     Buonaparte
1807 To the Daisy     If welcome once thou count'st it gain;
1807 To the Daisy     Thou long the Poet's praise shalt gain;
1807 The Matron of    To fear of loss, and hope of gain, 
     Jedborough
1807 The Affliction   Hopeless of honour and of gain,
     of Margaret ----
1807 Character of the Turns his necessity to glorious gain;
     Happy Warrior
1807 Star-gazers      Seem to meet with little gain, seem less happy than before: 

GAIN'D                          
1807 Resolution and   And in this way he gain'd an honest maintenance.
     Independence

GAINS                           
1807 Personal Talk    Great gains are mine: for thus I live remote

GAIT                            
1807 The Sailor's     And like a Roman matron's was her mien and gait.
     Mother

GALES                           
1807 The Blind        With warmer suns and softer gales,
     Highland Boy

GALLA                           
1807 Yarrow Unvisited There's Galla Water, Leader Haughs,

GALLANT                         
1807 To the Men of    Did from the Norman win a gallant wreath; 
     Kent. October
1807 The Seven        The gallant ship is borne;
     Sisters

GAMBOL                          
1807 The Kitten and   To gambol with Life's falling Leaf.
     Falling Leaves

GAME                            
1807 To the same      As is the humour of the game,
     Flower [To the
1807 In the Pass of   Six thousand veterans practis'd in War's game,
     Killicranky

GAMES                           
1807 Calais, August   Her approbation, and with pomps and games.
     15, 1802
1807 Character of the Plays, in the many games of life, that one 
     Happy Warrior

GARB                            
1807 Song at the      His garb is humble; ne'er was seen
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      Such garb with such a noble mien;
     Feast of

GARDEN                          
1807 Alice Fell       From any garden scare-crow dangled.

GARLAND                         
1807 To the Daisy     Thee Winter in the garland wears
1807 To a Highland    What hand but would a garland cull
     Girl
1807 The Seven        A Garland of seven Lilies wrought!
     Sisters

GARLANDS                        
1807 Composed near    Beat like the heart of Man: songs, garlands, play,
     Calais

GARMENT                         
1807 Composed upon    This City now doth, like a garment, wear
     Westminster

GARRY                           
1807 In the Pass of   And Garry thundering down his mountain-road
     Killicranky

GATE                            
1807 The Horn of      Where by the Castle-gate it hung forlorn. 
     Egremont Castle
1807 The Horn of      And by a Postern-gate he slunk away.
     Egremont Castle

GATEWAY                         
1807 The Horn of      When the Brothers reach'd the gateway,
     Egremont Castle

GATHER                          
1807 Resolution and   To gather Leeches, being old and poor:
     Independence
1807 October 1803     What do we gather hence but firmer faith
     ["These times"]
1807 Ode. Intimations The Clouds that gather round the setting sun
     of Immortality

GATHERED                        
1807 The world is too And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
     much with us

GATHERER                        
1807 Resolution and   I'll think of the Leech-gatherer on the lonely moor!
     Independence

GATHERING                       
1807 Resolution and   And said, that, gathering Leeches, far and wide
     Independence
1807 The Blind        Which gathering round did on the banks
     Highland Boy
1807 There is a       Instead of gathering strength, must droop and pine,
     bondage worse
1807 Character of the And, while the mortal mist is gathering, draws
     Happy Warrior

GAUDIEST                        
1807 The Kitten and   Lithest, gaudiest Harlequin,
     Falling Leaves

GAVE                            
1807 The Sparrow's    She gave me eyes, she gave me ears;
     Nest
1807 Alice Fell       And I gave money to the Host,
1807 Beggars          And yet a boon I gave her, for the Creature
1807 Beggars          Nay but I gave her pence, and she will buy you bread.
1807 Among all lovely I gave a fervent welcome to the sight,
     things
1807 To the Sons of   Your Father such example gave,
     Burns
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  HEAVEN gave Rob Roy a dauntless heart
1807 The Blind        And was his friend; and gave him joy
     Highland Boy
1807 In the Pass of   Who on that day the word of onset gave!
     Killicranky
1807 Fidelity         He knows, who gave that love sublime,
1807 Fidelity         And gave that strength of feeling, great
1807 Personal Talk    Who gave us nobler loves, and nobler cares,
1807 Methought I saw  I seem'd to mount those steps;the vapours gave
     the footsteps
1807 Ode. Intimations A timely utterance gave that thought relief,
     of Immortality
1807 To Lady Beaumont I gave this paradise for winter hours,

GAY                             
1807 The Emigrant     Limbs stout as thine, and lips as gay,
     Mother
1807 To a Butterfly   Thou bring'st, gay Creature as thou art!
1807 Calais, August   Heaven grant that other Cities may be gay!
     15, 1802
1807 September 1,     A Negro Woman like a Lady gay,
     1802
1807 To the Daisy     I see thee rise alert and gay,
1807 The Matron of    It's second twilight, and looks gay:
     Jedborough
1807 The Blind        And bonnet with a feather gay,
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        Alone, and innocent, and gay!
     Highland Boy
1807 She was a        A dancing Shape, an Image gay,
     Phantom of
1807 I wandered       A Poet could not but be gay
     lonely as a
1807 Ode. Intimations And all the earth is gay;
     of Immortality

GAYEST                          
1807 Beggars          Wreath'd round with yellow flow'rs. the gayest of the land.

GAZ'D                           
1807 I wandered       I gaz'd--and gaz'd--but little thought
     lonely as a

GAZE                            
1807 Sonnet. Composed The Traveller, at this day, will stop and gaze 
     at ------ Castle

GAZED                           
1807 It is no Spirit  And, while I gazed, there came to me a thought
1807 Star-gazers      Of him who gazes, or has gazed? a grave and steady joy,

GAZES                           
1807 Star-gazers      Of him who gazes, or has gazed? a grave and steady joy,

GAZING                          
1807 To the same      While I am gazing.
     Flower [To the

GEM                             
1807 To H. C. Six     A Gem that glitters while it lives, 
     years old

GENERAL                         
1807 The Blind        And in the general joy of heart
     Highland Boy

GENEROUS                        
1807 To the Sons of   Be independent, generous, brave!
     Burns
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  Said generous Rob, What need of Books?
1807 Character of the ----It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought
     Happy Warrior

GENIAL                          
1807 Resolution and   To genial faith, still rich in genial good;
     Independence
1807 To the Daisy     A happy, genial influence, 
1807 Ode to Duty      Upon the genial sense of youth:
1807 Personal Talk    Hence have I genial seasons, hence have I

GENTLE                          
1807 The Redbreast    That is gentle by nature?
     chasing the
1807 To the same      Soon as gentle breezes bring
     Flower
1807 Resolution and   And, still as I drew near with gentle pace,
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   A gentle answer did the Old Man make,
     Independence
1807 Composed in the  And even this little River's gentle roar,
     Valley near
1807 Sonnet. Composed And the pure mountains, and the gentle Tweed,
     at ------ Castle
1807 October 1803     Shed gentle favors; rural works are there;
     ["One might
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  Was even the gentlest of all gentle Things.
1807 Character of the To home-felt pleasures and to gentle scenes; 
     Happy Warrior
1807 Personal Talk    The gentle Lady, married to the Moor;
1807 To Sleep ["O     O gentle Sleep! do they belong to thee,
     gentle Sleep!"]
1807 To Sleep ["O     O gentle Creature! do not use me so,
     gentle Sleep!"]
1807 From the Italian As hallows and makes pure all gentle hearts.
     of Michael

GENTLENESS                      
1807 It is a          The gentleness of heaven is on the Sea:
     beauteous

GENTLEST                        
1807 Tribute to the   And ready for the gentlest stroke of death. 
     Memory of the
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  Was even the gentlest of all gentle Things.

GENTLY                          
1807 The Solitary     Stop here, or gently pass!
     Reaper

GENUINE                         
1807 Great men have   They knew how genuine glory was put on;
     been among us

GEORGE                          
1807 Song at the      St. George was for us, and the might
     Feast of

GERMANS                         
1807 A Prophecy.      High deeds, O Germans, are to come from you!
     February 1807

GERMANY                         
1807 A Prophecy.      True to itself--the mighty Germany,
     February 1807

GESTURES                        
1807 To a Highland    That gives thy gestures grace and life!
     Girl
1807 The Matron of    Thy looks, thy gestures, all present
     Jedborough

GETTING                         
1807 The world is too Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
     much with us

GHA                             
1807 The Blind        Lei-gha--Lei-gha--then did he cry
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        Lei-gha--Lei-gha--most eagerly;
     Highland Boy

GHOSTLY                         
1807 Song at the      Pray in ghostly agonies.
     Feast of

GHOSTS                          
1807 The Affliction   I look for Ghosts; but none will force
     of Margaret ----

GIANT                           
1807 Power of Music   That tall Man, a Giant in bulk and in height,
1807 With Ships the   Come like a Giant from a haven broad;
     sea was

GIBE                            
1807 Personal Talk    Are foster'd by the comment and the gibe.

GIDDY                           
1807 The Kitten and   --Where is he that giddy Sprite,
     Falling Leaves

GIFT                            
1807 October 1803     That every gift of noble origin 
     ["These times"]
1807 Tribute to the   Best gift of God, in thee was most intense;
     Memory of the

GIFTS                           
1807 The Affliction   And fortune with her gifts and lies.
     of Margaret ----
1807 Stray Pleasures  In stray gifts to be claim'd by whoever shall find.
1807 Stray Pleasures  In stray gifts to be claim'd by whoever shall find;
1807 Those words were Disparaging Man's gifts, and proper food.
     uttered

GIPSY                           
1807 Gipsies          That on their Gipsy-faces falls,

GIRL                            
1807 Alice Fell       And there a little Girl I found,
1807 It is a          Dear Child! dear Girl! that walkest with me here,
     beauteous
1807 To a Highland    Sweet Highland Girl, a very shower
     Girl
1807 To a Highland    Sweet Highland Girl! from Thee to part:
     Girl

GIV'N                           
1807 With how sad     But, Cynthia, should to Thee the palm be giv'n,
     steps, O Moon

GIVE                            
1807 Resolution and   Religious men, who give to God and Man their dues.
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   To give me human strength, by apt admonishment.
     Independence
1807 London, 1802     And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
1807 To the same      I give to thee, for praise or blame,
     Flower [To the
1807 To the Sons of   If ye would give the better will
     Burns
1807 To a Highland    To give new pleasure like the past, 
     Girl
1807 Stepping         And seemed to give me spiritual right
     Westward
1807 The Blind        Of that great Water give God thanks,
     Highland Boy
1807 To the Supreme   If Thou the spirit give by which I pray:
     Being
1807 Ode to Duty      Give unto me, made lowly wise,
1807 Ode to Duty      The confidence of reason give;
1807 Character of the For ever, and to noble deeds give birth,
     Happy Warrior
1807 Ode. Intimations Give themselves up to jollity,
     of Immortality
1807 Ode. Intimations To me the meanest flower that blows can give
     of Immortality
1807 Song at the      Give her wings that she may fly,
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      --Give Sir Lancelot Threlkeld praise!
     Feast of

GIVEN                           
1807 Resolution and   A leading from above, a something given,
     Independence
1807 To the Daisy     Given to no other Flower I see
1807 October 1803     And minds not stinted or untill'd are given,
     ["These times"]
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  The very sweetest had to thee been given.
1807 Stray Pleasures  They from morning to even take whatever is given;--
1807 The world is too We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
     much with us
1807 A Prophecy.      All power was given her in the dreadful trance--
     February 1807

GIVER                           
1807 To a Skylark     Pouring out praise to the Almighty Giver,

GIVES                           
1807 Resolution and   This morning gives us promise of a glorious day.
     Independence
1807 To H. C. Six     And no forewarning gives;
     years old
1807 Who fancied what That gives to all the self-same bent
     a pretty sight
1807 To a Highland    That gives thy gestures grace and life!
     Girl
1807 Incident         Makes efforts with complainings; nor gives o'er
     characteristic
1807 Tribute to the   More thou deserv'st; but this Man gives to Man,
     Memory of the
1807 Power of Music   His hat gives him vigour, with boons dropping in,
1807 Star-gazers      Or gives a thing but small delight that never can be dear?
1807 Though narrow be  . . . . . . gives to airy nothing
     that old Man's

GIVING                          
1807 Yes, it was the  Giving to thee Sound for Sound.
     mountain Echo

GLAD                            
1807 To the same      First at sight of thee was glad;
     Flower
1807 Ode to Duty      Glad Hearts! without reproach or blot;
1807 Tribute to the   It came, and we were glad; yet tears were shed;
     Memory of the
1807 Power of Music   I am glad for him, blind as he is!--all the while
1807 Song at the      How glad is Skipton at this hour--
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      How glad Pendragon though the sleep 
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      Rejoiced is Brough, right glad I deem
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      Glad were the Vales, and every cottage hearth;
     Feast of

GLADDENS                        
1807 To the Memory of It gladdens me, O worthy, short-lived Youth!
     Raisley Calvert

GLADLY                          
1807 To the Daisy     And gladly Nature's love partake
1807 Tribute to the   Will gladly stand a monument of thee. 
     Memory of the
1807 Personal Talk    Then gladly would I end my mortal days.

GLADNESS                        
1807 The Redbreast    He is the Friend of our summer gladness:
     chasing the
1807 Resolution and   We Poets in our youth begin in gladness;
     Independence
1807 To the same      My heart with gladness, and a share
     Flower [To the
1807 The Green Linnet Scattering thy gladness without care,
1807 To a Highland    A face with gladness overspread!
     Girl
1807 The Matron of    Thy gladness unsubdued and bold:
     Jedborough
1807 The Kitten and   Such a light of gladness breaks,
     Falling Leaves
1807 Stray Pleasures  Moves all nature to gladness and mirth. 
1807 Ode. Intimations Feel the gladness of the
     of Immortality
1807 To Lady Beaumont Or of high gladness you shall hither bring;

GLADSOME                        
1807 Song at the      The Red Rose is a gladsome Flower.
     Feast of

GLADSOMENESS                    
1807 The Kitten and   Hours of perfect gladsomeness.
     Falling Leaves

GLANCE                          
1807 To the same      Took the fancy from a glance
     Flower

GLASSY                          
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  Thy Form was sleeping on a glassy sea.

GLEAM                           
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  To express what then I saw; and add the gleam,
1807 How sweet it is  Enter through ears and eyesight, with such gleam
1807 Ode. Intimations Whither is fled the visionary gleam?
     of Immortality

GLEAM'D                         
1807 She was a        When first she gleam'd upon my sight;
     Phantom of

GLEAMING                        
1807 The Sparrow's    Look, five blue eggs are gleaming there!
     Nest

GLEAMS                          
1807 The Green Linnet While thus before my eyes he gleams,
1807 Power of Music   It gleams on the face, there, of dusky-browed Jack,
1807 Though narrow be With vital sounds, and monitory gleams
     that old Man's

GLEE                            
1807 The Emigrant     Contentment, hope, and Mother's glee,
     Mother
1807 The Matron of    There liveth in the prime of glee,
     Jedborough
1807 I wandered       Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:--
     lonely as a
1807 The Horn of      But bold Hubert lives in glee:
     Egremont Castle
1807 Stray Pleasures  Yet mine is their glee!
1807 Personal Talk    Sound sense, and love itself, and mirth and glee
1807 With how sad     Now up, now down, and sparkling in your glee!
     steps, O Moon
1807 Thought of a     There came a Tyrant, and with holy glee
     Briton on the
1807 O Nightingale!   Of serious faith, and inward glee;
     thou surely art
1807 Song at the      Yet lacks not friends for solemn glee,
     Feast of