Poems, in Two Volumes


SPEAKING                        
1807 Personal Talk    From evil-speaking; rancour, never sought,

SPEAKS                          
1807 Lines composed   With which she speaks when storms are gone,
     at Grasmere

SPEAR                           
1807 Song at the      They came with banner, spear, and shield;
     Feast of

SPECTACLE                       
1807 Gipsies          Of the whole Spectacle the same!

SPECTATORS                      
1807 Star-gazers      Or must we be constrain'd to think that these Spectators rude,

SPED                            
1807 The Horn of      To his Castle Hubert sped;
     Egremont Castle

SPEECH                          
1807 Resolution and   In courteous speech which forth he slowly drew:
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   Of ordinary men; a stately speech!
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   The Old Man's shape, and speech, all troubled me:
     Independence
1807 September 1,     A weight of languid speech, or to the same
     1802
1807 To a Highland    Of thy few words of English speech:
     Girl

SPEECHLESS                      
1807 Song at the      She is speechless, but her eyes
     Feast of

SPEED                           
1807 Incident         Distinguished two for scent, and two for speed.
     characteristic
1807 Incident         All are following at full speed,
     characteristic

SPEEDS                          
1807 Stray Pleasures  Each Wave, one and t' other, speeds after his Brother:

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

SPENT                           
1807 The Matron of    The picture of a life well spent:
     Jedborough

SPIRES                          
1807 Stray Pleasures  In sight of the Spires,

SPIRIT                          
1807 The Sailor's     The ancient Spirit is not dead;
     Mother
1807 To the Small     Kindly, unassuming Spirit!
     Celandine
1807 Great men have   No master spirit, no determined road;
     been among us
1807 The Green Linnet Presiding Spirit here to-day,
1807 Who fancied what It is the Spirit of Paradise
     a pretty sight
1807 Who fancied what That prompts such work, a Spirit strong,
     a pretty sight
1807 It is no Spirit  It is no Spirit who from Heaven hath flown,
1807 To a Highland    And Thee, the Spirit of them all!
     Girl
1807 Glen Almain      As by a spirit turbulent;
1807 The Matron of    Her buoyant Spirit can prevail
     Jedborough
1807 She was a        A Spirit, yet a Woman too!
     Phantom of
1807 She was a        And yet a Spirit still, and bright
     Phantom of
1807 To the Supreme   If Thou the spirit give by which I pray:
     Being
1807 Ode to Duty      Live in the spirit of this creed;
1807 Ode to Duty      The spirit of self-sacrifice;
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  Well chosen is the spirit that is here;
1807 Character of the ----It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought
     Happy Warrior
1807 The Horn of      By what evil spirit brought?
     Egremont Castle
1807 Power of Music   A Mother, whose Spirit in fetters is bound,
1807 Though narrow be The region of his inner spirit teems
     that old Man's
1807 O mountain       Thee hath some awful Spirit impell'd to leave,
     Stream!

SPIRITS                         
1807 Resolution and   By our own spirits are we deified:
     Independence
1807 To the Daisy     Then, chearful Flower! my spirits play
1807 Yarrow Unvisited Should life be dull, and spirits low,

SPIRITUAL                       
1807 Stepping         And seemed to give me spiritual right
     Westward

SPITE                           
1807 The Emigrant     Mine art thou--spite of these my tears.
     Mother
1807 The Kitten and   Spite of melancholy reason,
     Falling Leaves
1807 The Kitten and   Spite of care, and spite of grief,
     Falling Leaves

SPLEEN                          
1807 The Small        And, in my spleen, I smiled that it was grey. 
     Celandine

SPLENDID                        
1807 Ode. Intimations And by the vision splendid
     of Immortality

SPLENDOR                        
1807 Great men have   In splendor: what strength was, that would not bend
     been among us

SPLENDOUR                       
1807 Composed upon    In his first splendour valley, rock, or hill; 
     Westminster
1807 Composed by the  Fair Star of evening, Splendour of the West,
     Sea-side, near
1807 Ode. Intimations Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
     of Immortality

SPOIL                           
1807 The Kitten and   Made such wanton spoil and rout,
     Falling Leaves

SPOKE                           
1807 Alice Fell       'Twas twisted betwixt nave and spoke;

SPOKEN                          
1807 To Sleep ["Fond  Fond words have oft been spoken to thee, Sleep!
     words"]

SPORT                           
1807 To the same      In thy simplicity the sport
     Flower [To the
1807 Ode to Duty      No sport of every random gust,
1807 Incident         See them cleaving to the sport!
     characteristic
1807 Ode. Intimations And see the Children sport upon the shore,
     of Immortality
1807 Song at the      And he was free to sport and play,
     Feast of

SPORTING                        
1807 The Kitten and   Sporting with the leaves that fall,
     Falling Leaves

SPORTIVE                        
1807 Tribute to the   Too weak to stand against its sportive breath,
     Memory of the

SPOT                            
1807 The Emigrant     Alas! before I left the spot,
     Mother
1807 Among all lovely I led my Lucy to the spot, Look here!
     things
1807 Composed by the  In thy fresh beauty. There! that dusky spot
     Sea-side, near
1807 Glen Almain      Whose Fancy in this lonely Spot
1807 October 1803     Spot rich in all things that can soothe and please!
     ["One might
1807 To a Skylark     That spot which seems so to thy mind!
1807 Fidelity         The Dog had watch'd about the spot, 
1807 The Horn of      At this time, and on this spot,
     Egremont Castle
1807 Gipsies          Of human Beings, in the self-same spot!
1807 O mountain       Of tillage-ground, that seemeth like a spot
     Stream!

SPOTLESS                        
1807 September 1,     From Calais with us, spotless in array,
     1802

SPOTS                           
1807 To a Highland    In spots like these it is we prize
     Girl

SPREAD                          
1807 In the Pass of   The Highlanders, the slaughter spread like flame;
     Killicranky
1807 Fidelity         And Mists that spread the flying shroud; 
1807 Incident         When, lo! the ice, so thinly spread,
     characteristic
1807 Louisa           Do spread, and sink, and rise;
1807 The Horn of      With plenty was his table spread;
     Egremont Castle
1807 Stray Pleasures  ----Pleasure is spread through the earth
1807 Stray Pleasures  Thus pleasure is spread through the earth

SPREADING                       
1807 To the Small     Spreading out thy glossy breast
     Celandine

SPREADS                         
1807 To the same      That spreads itself, some Faery bold
     Flower [To the
1807 The Kitten and   Vainly Morning spreads the lure
     Falling Leaves
1807 The Kitten and   Spreads with such a living grace
     Falling Leaves
1807 Power of Music   Of the pleasure it spreads through so thankful a Band; 

SPRIGHTLY                       
1807 To the same      Or sprightly Maiden of Love's Court,
     Flower [To the
1807 The Kitten and   Keep the sprightly soul awake,
     Falling Leaves
1807 Personal Talk    And fits of sprightly malice do but bribe

SPRING                          
1807 Foresight        Primroses, the Spring may love them--
1807 To the Small     Spring is coming, Thou art come! 
     Celandine
1807 To the Daisy     Spring cannot shun thee;
1807 The Solitary     In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,
     Reaper
1807 The Matron of    Age! twine thy brows with fresh spring flowers!
     Jedborough
1807 The Matron of    Hath call'd for thee a second Spring;
     Jedborough
1807 To the Cuckoo    Thrice welcome, Darling of the Spring!
1807 To the Spade of  Or in some silent field, while timid Spring
     a Friend
1807 Stray Pleasures  The Showers of the Spring
1807 Ode. Intimations that spring
     of Immortality
1807 To Lady Beaumont Lady! the songs of Spring were in the grove
1807 To Lady Beaumont And all the mighty ravishment of Spring.
1807 Song at the      She lifts her head for endless spring,
     Feast of

SPRINGING                       
1807 Calais, August   In haste, nor springing with a transient shower:
     1802

SPRINGS                         
1807 To a Butterfly   Upon the prey:--with leaps and springs
1807 To a Highland    With no restraint, but such as springs
     Girl
1807 October 1803     So that almost a doubt within me springs
     ["When looking"]
1807 Song at the      To Glenderamakin's lofty springs;
     Feast of

SPRINKLED                       
1807 With Ships the   With Ships the sea was sprinkled far and nigh,
     sea was

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

SPRUNG                          
1807 It is not to be  Which Milton held. In every thing we are sprung
     thought of

SPY                             
1807 To the Small     Joys to spy thee near her home;
     Celandine

SQUARE                          
1807 To the same      Mantling in the tiny square.
     Flower
1807 Star-gazers      The Showman chuses well his place, 'tis Leicester's busy Square;
1807 Personal Talk    Long, barren silence, square with my desire;

SQUIRE                          
1807 Song at the      Knight, Squire, or Yeoman, Page or Groom;
     Feast of

SQUIRES                         
1807 Calais, August   Lords, Lawyers, Statesmen, Squires of low degree,
     1802

ST                              
1807 Yarrow Unvisited The Swan on still St. Mary's Lake
1807 Song at the      St. George was for us, and the might
     Feast of

STAFF                           
1807 Resolution and   Upon a long grey Staff of shaven wood:
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   Stirred with his Staff, and fixedly did look
     Independence

STAGE                           
1807 Ode. Intimations Filling from time to time his humourous stage
     of Immortality

STAGGER                         
1807 Tribute to the   I saw thee stagger in the summer breeze,
     Memory of the

STAGNANT                        
1807 London, 1802     Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,

STAINED                         
1807 To Thomas        The blood-stained Writing is for ever torn,
     Clarkson

STALK                           
1807 I grieved for    By which true Sway doth mount; this is the stalk
     Buonaparte
1807 Personal Talk    Sons, Mothers, Maidens withering on the stalk,

STAND                           
1807 Beggars          Before me begging did she stand
1807 The King of      How they with dignity may stand; or fall,
     Sweden
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  All Kinds, and Creatures, stand and fall
1807 Ode to Duty      And Thou, if they should totter, teach them to stand fast!
1807 Tribute to the   Will gladly stand a monument of thee. 
     Memory of the
1807 Tribute to the   Too weak to stand against its sportive breath,
     Memory of the
1807 Character of the Rises by open means; and there will stand
     Happy Warrior
1807 Character of the Who, not content that former worth stand fast,
     Happy Warrior
1807 November 1806    That we must stand unpropp'd, or be laid low.

STANDERS                        
1807 The Kitten and   Of a thousand Standers-by,
     Falling Leaves

STANDING                        
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  Here standing by thy Grave.
1807 The Small        Now standing forth an offering to the Blast,
     Celandine
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  And this huge Castle, standing here sublime,
1807 The world is too So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
     much with us

STANDS                          
1807 The King of      The thing which ought to be: He stands above
     Sweden
1807 To the same      mind in composing the one which stands first in the first Volume.
     Flower [To the
1807 It is no Spirit  'Tis Hesperus--there he stands with glittering crown,
1807 Power of Music   So he where he stands is a centre of light;
1807 Power of Music   He stands, back'd by the Wall;--he abates not his din;
1807 Star-gazers      Calm, though impatient is the crowd; Each stands ready with the fee,
1807 How sweet it is  When she stands cresting the Clown's head, and mocks

STAR                            
1807 To the Small     For the finding of a star; 
     Celandine
1807 Composed by the  Fair Star of evening, Splendour of the West,
     Sea-side, near
1807 Composed by the  Star of my Country! on the horizon's brink
     Sea-side, near
1807 Composed by the  Bright Star! with laughter on her banners, drest
     Sea-side, near
1807 London, 1802     Thy soul was like a Star and dwelt apart:
1807 To the same      And then thou art a pretty Star,
     Flower [To the
1807 To the same      Yet like a star, with glittering crest,
     Flower [To the
1807 It is no Spirit  O most ambitious Star! an inquest wrought
1807 Lines composed   Yon Star upon the mountain-top
     at Grasmere
1807 Ode. Intimations The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star,
     of Immortality
1807 Song at the      Like a reappearing Star,
     Feast of

STARE                           
1807 The Kitten and   Clapping hands with shout and stare,
     Falling Leaves

STARED                          
1807 "Beloved Vale!"  I looked, I stared, I smiled, I laughed; and all

STARING                         
1807 To the same      Staring to threaten and defy,
     Flower [To the

STARLESS                        
1807 Written in very  O'er vale, and mountain, and the starless sky.
     Early Youth

STARRY                          
1807 Ode. Intimations Waters on a starry night
     of Immortality
1807 Song at the      The silence that is in the starry sky,
     Feast of

STARS                           
1807 Among all lovely Had noted well the stars, all flowers that grew
     things
1807 The Sun has long The Stars are out by twos and threes;
     been set
1807 The Blind        The sun, the day; the stars, the night;
     Highland Boy
1807 She was a        Her eyes as stars of Twilight fair;
     Phantom of
1807 Ode to Duty      Thou dost preserve the Stars from wrong;
1807 With how sad     And all the Stars, now shrouded up in heaven, 
     steps, O Moon
1807 With Ships the   Like stars in heaven, and joyously it showed;
     sea was
1807 Gipsies          The stars have tasks--but these have none.

START                           
1807 The Matron of    Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
     Jedborough
1807 Though narrow be And counted them: and oftentimes will start--
     that old Man's

STARTED                         
1807 The Sparrow's    I started, seeming to espy
     Nest
1807 Incident         See, a Hare before him started!
     characteristic

STARTING                        
1807 To Thomas        But Thou, who, starting in thy fervent prime,
     Clarkson

STARTLE                         
1807 She was a        To haunt, to startle, and way-lay. 
     Phantom of

STARTLED                        
1807 It is no Spirit  A moment I was startled at the sight:

STARTLING                       
1807 Yes, it was the  But a startling sound had birth,
     mountain Echo

STARTS                          
1807 The Kitten and   ----But the Kitten, how she starts,
     Falling Leaves
1807 O mountain       By fits and starts, yet this contents thee not.
     Stream!

STARVELING                      
1807 To the same      A Starveling in a scanty vest;
     Flower [To the

STATE                           
1807 The Matron of    Which makes of thine a blissful state;
     Jedborough
1807 Character of the Whence, in a state where men are tempted still
     Happy Warrior
1807 Character of the For wealth, or honors, or for worldly state;
     Happy Warrior
1807 Song at the      Where sits in state our rightful Lord,
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      Hath he, a Child of strength and state!
     Feast of

STATELIER                       
1807 Song at the      Her statelier Eden's course to guard;
     Feast of

STATELY                         
1807 Resolution and   Of ordinary men; a stately speech!
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   But stately in the main; and, when he ended,
     Independence
1807 To the Daisy     If stately passions in me burn,
1807 Power of Music   Near the stately Pantheon you'll meet with the same

STATESMEN                       
1807 Calais, August   Lords, Lawyers, Statesmen, Squires of low degree,
     1802

STATION                         
1807 Character of the --Who, if he rise to station of command,
     Happy Warrior
1807 Power of Music   His station is there;--and he works on the crowd,

STATIONARY                      
1807 O mountain       Of stationary sunshine: thou hast view'd
     Stream!

STATUTES                        
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  Burn all the Statutes and their shelves:

STAVE                           
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  And let us chant a passing Stave

STAY                            
1807 The Emigrant     Oh! how I love thee! we will stay
     Mother
1807 To a Butterfly   Stay near me--do not take thy flight!
1807 To a Butterfly   A little longer stay in sight!
1807 Resolution and   God, said I, be my help and stay secure;
     Independence
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  For Robin was the poor Man's stay,
1807 Lines composed   For He must die who is their Stay,
     at Grasmere

STEADY                          
1807 To the Daisy     Some steady love; some brief delight;
1807 Star-gazers      Of him who gazes, or has gazed? a grave and steady joy,
1807 O Nightingale!   And steady bliss, and all the Loves
     thou surely art

STEAL                           
1807 Written in very  Dark is the ground; a slumber seems to steal
     Early Youth

STEALTH                         
1807 The Horn of      But silent and by stealth he came,
     Egremont Castle
1807 To Sleep ["A     And could not win thee, Sleep! by any stealth: 
     flock of sheep"]

STEED                           
1807 The Seven        At noise of Man and Steed,
     Sisters

STEEP                           
1807 Composed upon    Never did sun more beautifully steep
     Westminster
1807 The Seven        A lake was near; the shore was steep;
     Sisters
1807 To Sleep ["Fond  Dear bosom Child we call thee, that dost steep
     words"]
1807 Ode. Intimations The Cataracts blow their trumpets from the steep,
     of Immortality

STEER'D                         
1807 The Horn of      Back again to England steer'd. 
     Egremont Castle

STEERING                        
1807 The Seven        To Binnorie is steering:
     Sisters

STEM                            
1807 To the Memory of Thy youth to hopeless wasting, root and stem:
     Raisley Calvert

STEP                            
1807 It is no Spirit  That I might step beyond my natural race
1807 England! the     Aught good were destined, Thou would'st step between.
     time is come

STEPPING                        
1807 Stepping         What you are stepping westward?--Yea.
     Westward
1807 Stepping         And stepping westward seem'd to be 
     Westward

STEPS                           
1807 It is no Spirit  Tread there with steps that no one shall reprove!
1807 To the Sons of   Your steps pursue;
     Burns
1807 October 1803     I measure back the steps which I have trod,
     ["When looking"]
1807 She was a        And steps of virgin liberty;
     Phantom of
1807 With how sad     With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st the sky,
     steps, O Moon
1807 Methought I saw  But all the steps and ground about were strown
     the footsteps
1807 Methought I saw  I seem'd to mount those steps;the vapours gave
     the footsteps

STERN                           
1807 Ode to Duty      Stern Daughter of the Voice of God!
1807 Ode to Duty      Stern Lawgiver! yet thou dost wear

STERNNESS                       
1807 I grieved for    And temper with the sternness of the brain
     Buonaparte

STICKING                        
1807 To the same      Sticking 'kerchief-plots of mold 
     Flower

STIFF                           
1807 The Small        Stiff in it's members, wither'd, changed of hue.
     Celandine

STIFLE                          
1807 With how sad     Which they would stifle, move at such a pace!
     steps, O Moon

STIFLED                         
1807 The Blind        Are stifled--all is still. 
     Highland Boy

STILL                           
1807 Written in very  That grief for which the senses still supply
     Early Youth
1807 I travelled      A second time; for still I seem
     among unknown
1807 The Sparrow's    Still wishing, dreading to be near it:
     Nest
1807 Alice Fell       And still I heard it as before.
1807 Foresight        Daisies will be daisies still;
1807 Resolution and   To genial faith, still rich in genial good;
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   And, still as I drew near with gentle pace,
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   The old Man still stood talking by my side;
     Independence
1807 Resolution and   Yet still I persevere, and find them where I may.
     Independence
1807 Composed upon    And all that mighty heart is lying still.
     Westminster
1807 September 1,     But on all proffer'd kindness still did lay
     1802
1807 The Green Linnet Yet seeming still to hover;
1807 It is no Spirit  A few are near him still--and now the sky,
1807 Glen Almain      In this still place, remote from men,
1807 Glen Almain      In this still place, where murmurs on
1807 Yarrow Unvisited The Swan on still St. Mary's Lake
1807 The Blind        Returns, on errand still the same;
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        Still sounding with the sounding tide,
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        Are stifled--all is still. 
     Highland Boy
1807 To the Cuckoo    And thou wert still a hope, a love;
1807 To the Cuckoo    Still long'd for, never seen!
1807 She was a        And yet a Spirit still, and bright
     Phantom of
1807 The Kitten and   If you listen, all is still,
     Falling Leaves
1807 Ode to Duty      Still act according to the voice
1807 Fidelity         The Dog, which still was hovering nigh,
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  Whene'er I look'd, thy Image still was there;
1807 Character of the Whence, in a state where men are tempted still
     Happy Warrior
1807 The Horn of      May have a living House still left in thee!
     Egremont Castle
1807 Stray Pleasures  Which lies dead and still,
1807 Power of Music   Can he keep himself still, if he would? oh, not he!
1807 Personal Talk    Even be it so; yet still among your tribe,
1807 Where lies the   Yet still I ask, what Haven is her mark?
     Land
1807 To Sleep ["A     I've thought of all by turns; and still do lie
     flock of sheep"]
1807 To Sleep ["Fond  Still last to come where thou art wanted most!
     words"]
1807 Ode. Intimations Must travel, still is Nature's Priest,
     of Immortality
1807 Ode. Intimations With new-born hope still fluttering in his breast:--
     of Immortality
1807 Thought of a     Then cleave, O cleave to that which still is left!
     Briton on the
1807 To Lady Beaumont And sheltering wall; and still, as fancy wove