Poems, in Two Volumes


TIMELY                          
1807 Ode. Intimations A timely utterance gave that thought relief,
     of Immortality

TIMES                           
1807 The Sailor's     Old times, thought I, are breathing there;
     Mother
1807 To a Butterfly   Dead times revive in thee:
1807 Resolution and   Of sickness felt by him in times long past,
     Independence
1807 To H. C. Six     I thought of times when Pain might be thy guest,
     years old
1807 To the Daisy     A hundred times, by rock or bower,
1807 To the Daisy     In times to come; thou not in vain
1807 To the Daisy     A hope for times that are unkind
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  But thought how wide the world, the times
1807 Yarrow Unvisited The treasured dreams of times long past,
1807 The Matron of    With all it's bravery on; in times,
     Jedborough
1807 October 1803     These times touch money'd Worldlings with dismay:
     ["These times"]
1807 Yes, it was the  Oft-times, ours though sent from far;
     mountain Echo

TIMID                           
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  Must scorn a timid song.
1807 To the Spade of  Or in some silent field, while timid Spring
     a Friend
1807 Fidelity         Repeating the same timid cry,

TINY                            
1807 To the same      Mantling in the tiny square.
     Flower

TIP                             
1807 How sweet it is  And Wild rose tip-toe upon hawthorn stocks,

TIRED                           
1807 The Blind        Now we are tired of boisterous joy,
     Highland Boy

TIRES                           
1807 Ode to Duty      Me this uncharter'd freedom tires;

TIRESOME                        
1807 To Sleep ["O     This tiresome night, O Sleep! thou art to me
     gentle Sleep!"]

TITLES                          
1807 On the           Those titles vanish, and that strength decay,
     Extinction of
1807 It is not to be  Of Earth's first blood, have titles manifold.
     thought of

TIVIOT                          
1807 Yarrow Unvisited There's pleasant Tiviot Dale, a land

TODAY                           
1807 The Solitary     Familiar matter of today?
     Reaper
1807 Yarrow Unvisited Today, nor yet tomorrow,
1807 To a Skylark     And today my heart is weary;

TOE                             
1807 How sweet it is  And Wild rose tip-toe upon hawthorn stocks,

TOGETHER                        
1807 The Sparrow's    Together visited. 
     Nest
1807 Alice Fell       Together we released the Cloak;
1807 Beggars          Off to some other play they both together flew!
1807 The Emigrant     Together here this one half day.
     Mother
1807 The Redbreast    And fly about in the air together?
     chasing the
1807 To a Butterfly   Together chaced the Butterfly!
1807 Resolution and   Coming together in their pilgrimage;
     Independence
1807 Composed near    Travell'd on foot together; then this Way,
     Calais
1807 The Green Linnet My last year's Friends together:
1807 To a Highland    In truth together do ye seem
     Girl
1807 Stepping         If we, who thus together roam
     Westward
1807 The Seven        Seven Sisters that together dwell;
     Sisters
1807 The Seven        And let us die together.
     Sisters
1807 The Seven        Together plung'd into the deep,
     Sisters
1807 The Seven        And there together sleep.
     Sisters

TOIL                            
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  Elysian quiet, without toil or strife;

TOILING                         
1807 Ode. Intimations Which we are toiling all our lives to find;
     of Immortality

TOILSOME                        
1807 To the Spade of  With Thee he will not dread a toilsome day,
     a Friend
1807 To Thomas        How toilsome, nay how dire it was, by Thee
     Clarkson

TOLD                            
1807 Alice Fell       Of Alice and her grief I told;
1807 Resolution and   He told me that he to this Pond had come
     Independence
1807 The Matron of    And told me, in a thoughtful strain,
     Jedborough
1807 Song at the      He hath entered; and been told
     Feast of

TOLL                            
1807 Composed after a Or Clock to toll from. Many a glorious pile
     Journey

TOMORROW                        
1807 To H. C. Six     Or the injuries of tomorrow?
     years old
1807 Yarrow Unvisited Today, nor yet tomorrow,

TONGUE                          
1807 The Emigrant     Wish'd in my native tongue to fashion out
     Mother
1807 The Emigrant     These tears---and my poor idle tongue.
     Mother
1807 It is not to be  We must be free or die, who speak the tongue
     thought of
1807 The Blind        In Gaelic, or the English tongue,
     Highland Boy
1807 To the Supreme   The fetters of my tongue do Thou unbind,
     Being
1807 Ode. Intimations will he fit his tongue
     of Immortality

TONGUES                         
1807 Great men have   And tongues that utter'd wisdom, better none:
     been among us

TOOK                            
1807 The Sailor's     I trail it with me, Sir! he took so much delight in it.
     Mother
1807 To the same      Took the fancy from a glance
     Flower
1807 Resolution and   And now such freedom as I could I took;
     Independence
1807 On the           And when She took unto herself a Mate,
     Extinction of
1807 The Blind        For God took pity on the Boy,
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        He felt the motion--took his seat;
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        The blind Boy's little Dog took part;
     Highland Boy
1807 The Seven        Their Father, took of them no thought,
     Sisters
1807 The Horn of      To Palestine the Brothers took their way. 
     Egremont Castle
1807 With Ships the   On went She, and due north her journey took.
     sea was

TOOL                            
1807 To the Spade of  Thou art a tool of honour in my hands;
     a Friend

TOP                             
1807 Written in March On the top of the bare hill;
1807 Resolution and   Couch'd on the bald top of an eminence;
     Independence
1807 Lines composed   Yon Star upon the mountain-top
     at Grasmere

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

TORRENT                         
1807 Thought of a     Where not a torrent murmurs heard by thee.
     Briton on the

TORRENTS                        
1807 The Blind        And when he heard the torrents roar,
     Highland Boy
1807 The Blind        Tears flow'd in torrents from her eyes;
     Highland Boy

TOSS'D                          
1807 "Beloved Vale!"  A Juggler's balls old Time about him toss'd;

TOTTER                          
1807 Ode to Duty      And Thou, if they should totter, teach them to stand fast!

TOUCH                           
1807 Written in very  The officious touch that makes me droop again.
     Early Youth
1807 Foresight        Do not touch it! summers two
1807 To H. C. Six     But when she sate within the touch of thee.
     years old
1807 To H. C. Six     But, at the touch of wrong, without a strife
     years old
1807 October 1803     These times touch money'd Worldlings with dismay:
     ["These times"]

TOUCH'D                         
1807 Admonition       On which it should be touch'd, would melt, and melt away!

TOUCHES                         
1807 The Blind        And touches the blind Boy.
     Highland Boy

TOUCHING                        
1807 Composed upon    A sight so touching in its majesty:
     Westminster

TOUSSAINT                       
1807 To Toussaint     Toussaint, the most unhappy Man of Men!
     L'Ouverture

TOWARD                          
1807 Character of the Who, with a toward or untoward lot,
     Happy Warrior

TOWER                           
1807 Composed after a And in one part, a Minster with its Tower
     Journey
1807 The Matron of    --But dance! for under Jedborough Tower
     Jedborough
1807 The Matron of    He is as mute as Jedborough Tower:
     Jedborough
1807 Power of Music   There's a Cripple who leans on his Crutch; like a Tower
1807 Song at the      From Town to Town, from Tower to Tower,
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      Though she is but a lonely Tower!
     Feast of
1807 Song at the      Though each is but a lonely Tower:--
     Feast of

TOWERS                          
1807 Composed upon    Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
     Westminster
1807 Sonnet. Composed Leaving an ancient Dome, and Towers like these,
     at ------ Castle
1807 The Blind        In land where many a mountain towers,
     Highland Boy

TOWN                            
1807 Beggars          In all my walks, through field or town,
1807 Yarrow Unvisited Let Yarrow folk, frae Selkirk town,
1807 Song at the      From Town to Town, from Tower to Tower,
     Feast of

TOWNS                           
1807 The Blind        Whether of mighty Towns, or Vales
     Highland Boy

TOY                             
1807 The Green Linnet And then a Bird will be the toy
1807 The Kitten and   --Pleas'd by any random toy;
     Falling Leaves

TOYING                          
1807 Who fancied what Or old Man toying with his age!
     a pretty sight

TRACE                           
1807 It is no Spirit  As thou seem'st now to do; might one day trace
1807 To a Highland    In which more plainly I could trace
     Girl
1807 Fidelity         From trace of human foot or hand.

TRACKS                          
1807 The Matron of    He tracks her motions, quick or slow.
     Jedborough

TRADE                           
1807 To a Young Lady, And pleasure were thy trade,
     who had been

TRAIL                           
1807 The Sailor's     I trail it with me, Sir! he took so much delight in it.
     Mother

TRAIL'D                         
1807 To H. C. Six     Or to be trail'd along the soiling earth;
     years old

TRAILING                        
1807 Ode. Intimations But trailing clouds of glory do we come
     of Immortality

TRAIN                           
1807 To the Small     Of a joyous train ensuing, 
     Celandine
1807 To the same      Bright as any of the train
     Flower
1807 I grieved for    'Tis not in battles that from youth we train
     Buonaparte
1807 To the Daisy     In shoals and bands, a morrice train,
1807 The Green Linnet While he was dancing with the train
1807 The Matron of    And call a train of laughing Hours;
     Jedborough
1807 Character of the And Fear, and Bloodshed, miserable train!
     Happy Warrior

TRAITOR                         
1807 A Prophecy.      First open Traitor to her sacred name!
     February 1807

TRAMPLING                       
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  The light'ning, the fierce wind, and trampling waves.

TRANCE                          
1807 A Prophecy.      All power was given her in the dreadful trance--
     February 1807

TRANQUIL                        
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  On tranquil land, beneath a sky of bliss: 
1807 Song at the      That for a tranquil Soul the Lay was framed,
     Feast of

TRANQUILLITY                    
1807 It is a          Is sinking down in its tranquillity;
     beauteous
1807 Glen Almain      A more entire tranquillity.

TRANSIENT                       
1807 Calais, August   In haste, nor springing with a transient shower:
     1802
1807 She was a        For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
     Phantom of

TRANSLATE                       
1807 Song at the      The words of ancient time I thus translate,
     Feast of

TRANSMUTES                      
1807 Character of the Controls them and subdues, transmutes, bereaves
     Happy Warrior

TRANSPORTS                      
1807 The Kitten and   That your transports are not mine,
     Falling Leaves

TRAVEL                          
1807 To the Small     Eyes of some men travel far
     Celandine
1807 To the Small     Travel with the multitude:
     Celandine
1807 London, 1802     So didst thou travel on life's common way,
1807 Stepping         To travel through that region bright.
     Westward
1807 Rob Roy's Grave  And those that travel on the wind!
1807 Where lies the   She cares for; let her travel where she may,
     Land
1807 Ode. Intimations Must travel, still is Nature's Priest,
     of Immortality
1807 Ode. Intimations Can in a moment travel
     of Immortality

TRAVELL'D                       
1807 I travelled      I travell'd among unknown Men,
     among unknown
1807 Composed near    Travell'd on foot together; then this Way,
     Calais
1807 Yarrow Unvisited And with the Tweed had travell'd;
1807 The Kitten and   Travell'd into distant Lands;
     Falling Leaves

TRAVELLED                       
1807 Resolution and   He travelled; stirring thus about his feet
     Independence

TRAVELLER                       
1807 Resolution and   I was a Traveller then upon the moor;
     Independence
1807 Composed in the  Dear fellow-Traveller! here we are once more.
     Valley near
1807 To the Daisy     Thou greet'st the Traveller in the lane;
1807 It is no Spirit  Nor Traveller gone from Earth the Heavens to espy!
1807 Sonnet. Composed The Traveller, at this day, will stop and gaze 
     at ------ Castle
1807 The Blind        The bravest Traveller in balloon,
     Highland Boy
1807 She was a        A Traveller betwixt life and death;
     Phantom of
1807 To a Skylark     To be such a Traveller as I.
1807 Fidelity         On which the Traveller pass'd this way.
1807 Fidelity         On which the Traveller thus had died
1807 Gipsies          Have been a Traveller under open sky, 

TRAVELLERS                      
1807 The Solitary     Of Travellers in some shady haunt,
     Reaper

TRAVELLING                      
1807 Stepping         Of travelling through the world that lay
     Westward

TREACHEROUS                     
1807 From the Italian His hope is treacherous only whose love dies 
     of Michael

TREAD                           
1807 Composed in the  For one hour's perfect bliss, to tread the grass
     Valley near
1807 It is no Spirit  Tread there with steps that no one shall reprove!
1807 To the Supreme   That in thy holy footsteps I may tread;
     Being

TREADS                          
1807 Ode to Duty      And Fragrance in thy footing treads;

TREASURE                        
1807 The Kitten and   Over wealthy in the treasure
     Falling Leaves
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  Thou shouldst have seem'd a treasure-house, a mine

TREASURED                       
1807 Yarrow Unvisited The treasured dreams of times long past,

TREAT                           
1807 The Kitten and   'Tis a pretty Baby-treat;
     Falling Leaves

TREE                            
1807 Among all lovely Laid safely by itself, beneath a Tree.
     things
1807 Among all lovely At night the Glow-worm shone beneath the Tree:
     things
1807 The Redbreast    Under the branches of the tree:
     chasing the
1807 The Blind        Or tree, or butterfly, or flower,
     Highland Boy
1807 To the Cuckoo    In bush, and tree, and sky. 
1807 The Kitten and   From the lofty Elder-tree!
     Falling Leaves
1807 The Kitten and   Feeding in the apple-tree;
     Falling Leaves
1807 Tribute to the   This Oak points out thy grave; the silent Tree
     Memory of the
1807 Power of Music   The music stirs in him like wind through a tree.
1807 Ode. Intimations --But there's a Tree, of
     of Immortality
1807 Song at the      Thou Tree of covert and of rest
     Feast of

TREES                           
1807 To a Butterfly   Hath found you out among the trees,
1807 To a Butterfly   My trees they are, my Sister's flowers;
1807 The Sun has long Among the bushes and trees;
     been set
1807 The Green Linnet Amid yon tuft of hazel trees,
1807 To a Highland    These trees, a veil just half withdrawn;
     Girl
1807 Sonnet. Composed A brotherhood of venerable Trees,
     at ------ Castle
1807 Sonnet. Composed The fate of those old Trees; and oft with pain
     at ------ Castle
1807 I wandered       Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
     lonely as a
1807 The Small        Or blasts the green field and the trees distress'd,
     Celandine
1807 "Beloved Vale!"  To see the Trees, which I had thought so tall,
1807 How sweet it is  Tall trees, green arbours, and ground flowers in flocks;
1807 To Sleep ["A     Must hear, first utter'd from my orchard trees;
     flock of sheep"]
1807 O Nightingale!   His voice was buried among trees,
     thou surely art

TREMBLE                         
1807 The Blind        Well may ye tremble when ye hear!
     Highland Boy
1807 October 1803     And tremble, seeing, as I do, the strength
     ["When looking"]
1807 October 1803     I tremble at the sorrow of the time.
     ["When looking"]
1807 Ode. Intimations Did tremble like a guilty Thing surpriz'd:
     of Immortality

TREMBLED                        
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  It trembled, but it never pass'd away.

TREMBLING                       
1807 The Horn of      Pale and trembling Hubert stood.
     Egremont Castle
1807 Song at the      Tell thy name, thou trembling Field;
     Feast of

TREMBLINGLY                     
1807 The Blind        'Tis from the crowd, who tremblingly
     Highland Boy

TRESPASSES                      
1807 England! the     But for thy trespasses; and, at this day,
     time is come

TRIBE                           
1807 Personal Talk    Even be it so; yet still among your tribe,

TRIBUTE                         
1807 On the           Yet shall some tribute of regret be paid
     Extinction of

TRIED                           
1807 The Emigrant     For thee, sweet Baby!--thou hast tried,
     Mother
1807 In the Pass of   Tried Men, at Killicranky were array'd
     Killicranky
1807 The Horn of      Tried the Horn, it own'd his power;
     Egremont Castle
1807 Star-gazers      A Boaster, that when he is tried, fails, and is put to shame? 

TRIM                            
1807 The Sailor's     'Twas my Son's Bird; and neat and trim
     Mother
1807 Where lies the   Festively she puts forth in trim array;
     Land

TRIPP'D                         
1807 Ode. Intimations Even more than when I tripp'd lightly as they;
     of Immortality

TRITON                          
1807 The world is too Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
     much with us

TRIUMPH                         
1807 The Blind        It is the triumph of his joy!
     Highland Boy
1807 Anticipation.    That triumph, when the very worst, the pain,
     October 1803
1807 Character of the To virtue every triumph that he knows:
     Happy Warrior

TROD                            
1807 Yarrow Unvisited Had trod the banks of Clyde, and Tay,
1807 October 1803     I measure back the steps which I have trod,
     ["When looking"]
1807 Gipsies          The glorious path in which he trod.

TROPHY                          
1807 To the Spade of  That Man will have a trophy, humble Spade!
     a Friend

TROPIC                          
1807 Where lies the   Is she for tropic suns, or polar snow?
     Land

TROUBLE                         
1807 The Matron of    A trouble in her strong black eye;
     Jedborough

TROUBLED                        
1807 Resolution and   The Old Man's shape, and speech, all troubled me:
     Independence
1807 To a Skylark     And, though little troubled with sloth,

TROUBLES                        
1807 The Affliction   My troubles, and beyond relief:
     of Margaret ----
1807 Song at the      And all old troubles now are ended.--
     Feast of

TROUBLEST                       
1807 The Emigrant     Thou troublest me with strange alarms;
     Mother

TROW                            
1807 To the Small     I'm as great as they, I trow,
     Celandine

TRUE                            
1807 I grieved for    By which true Sway doth mount; this is the stalk
     Buonaparte
1807 I grieved for    True Power doth grow on; and her rights are these.
     Buonaparte
1807 To the Daisy     Of true devotion.
1807 Yarrow Unvisited My True-love sigh'd for sorrow; 
1807 The Matron of    Is praise; heroic praise, and true!
     Jedborough
1807 The Affliction   As ever breathed: and that is true;
     of Margaret ----
1807 To the Spade of  Long hast Thou serv'd a Man to reason true;
     a Friend
1807 To the Spade of  False praise from true, or greater from the less,
     a Friend
1807 To the Supreme   Unless thou show to us thine own true way
     Being
1807 Personal Talk    Our daily world's true Worldlings, rank not me!
1807 From the Same    'Tis sense, unbridled will, and not true love,
     ["No mortal
1807 A Prophecy.      Stirr'd by the breeze--they rose, a Nation, true,
     February 1807
1807 A Prophecy.      True to itself--the mighty Germany,
     February 1807
1807 To Thomas        First roused thee.--O true yoke-fellow of Time
     Clarkson

TRUMPETS                        
1807 Anticipation.    And greet your Sons! drums beat and trumpets blow!
     October 1803
1807 Ode. Intimations The Cataracts blow their trumpets from the steep,
     of Immortality

TRUNK                           
1807 The Matron of    And useless arms, a Trunk of Man,
     Jedborough

TRUST                           
1807 The Blind        The Child; when she can trust her eyes,
     Highland Boy
1807 Ode to Duty      Too blindly have reposed my trust:
1807 Elegiac Stanzas  A faith, a trust, that could not be betray'd.
1807 Character of the Who comprehends his trust, and to the same
     Happy Warrior
1807 A Complaint      I trust it is, and never dry:
1807 To Lady Beaumont Becoming thoughts, I trust, of solemn gloom