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" NUNS fret not at their convent's narrow room ; And hermits are contented with their cells ; And students with their pensive citadels ; Maids at the wheel, the weaver at his loom, Sit blithe and happy ; bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak... "
Kettell, Samuel: Specimens of American Poetry... - Page 355
1829
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Poems,: In Two Volumes,

William Wordsworth - 1807 - 180 pages
...; I'll think of the Leech-gatherer on the lonely moor." VOL. i. • p 97 SONNETS. PREFATORY SONNET. Nuns fret not at their Convent's narrow room; And...Cells; And Students with their pensive Citadels : Maids at'the Wheel, the Weaver at his Loom, Sit blithe and happy; Bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest...
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The Sonnets of William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth - Sonnets, English - 1899 - 308 pages
...more than mild content! 1827? PART I The Sonnet- NUNS fret not at their convent's narrow room ; Prison And hermits are contented with their cells ; And students...bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Furness-fells, Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells : In truth the prison, unto which we doom...
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The British poets of the nineteenth century, including the select works of ...

British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...narrow room ; And Hermits are contented with their CVIU; And Students with their pensive CitadeU : Maids at the Wheel, the Weaver at his Loom. Sit blithe...soar for bloom. High as the highest Peak of Furness Fell*. Will murmur by the hour in Foxglove-bell*: In truth, the prison, unto which we doom Ourselves,...
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Antediluvian Sketches: And Other Poems

Richard Howitt - 1830 - 168 pages
...deceive ; True verse will live — The few fame's woof immortal weave, Withhold or give. SONNETS. ' Nuns fret not at their Convent's narrow room ; And...the Weaver at his loom, Sit blithe and happy : Bees which soar for bloom High as the highest peak of Furness-Fells, Will murmur by the hour In foxglove-bells....
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American Quarterly Review, Volume 19

Robert Walsh - Serial publications - 1836 - 530 pages
...true freedom. But again let the sonnet speak its own vindication: "Nuns fret not at their convents' narrow room ; And hermits are contented with their...at his loom, Sit blithe and happy ; bees that soar foi bloom, High as the highest peak of. Furness Fells, Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells: In...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume 3

William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1837 - 376 pages
...dear, That thou, if not with partial joy elate, Wilt smile upon this gift with more than mild content ! NUNS fret not at their convent's narrow room ; And...: Maids at the wheel, the weaver at his loom, Sit hlithe and happy ; bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Ftirness-fells, Will murmur...
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The Quarterly review, Volume 69

1842 - 574 pages
...when any difficulty occurs, it may not be owing to the subjectmatter rather than to the treatment. ' Nuns fret not at their convent's narrow room ; And...bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest peak of Furness-fells, Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells : In truth, the prison, unto which we doom...
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The American Eclectic, Volume 3

American periodicals - 1842 - 654 pages
...when any difficulty occurs, it may not be owing to the subject-matter rather than to the treatment. Nuns fret not at their convent's narrow room ; And hermits are contented with Iheir cells; And students with their pensive citadels ; Maids at the wheel, the weaver at hie loom,...
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Black's Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes

Lake District (England) - 1842 - 212 pages
...views of the lake he can obtain. The Fells of Furness are seen across the lake, but the murmur of " bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest peak of Furness Fells,"* ,* * WORDSWORTH. I is of course inaudible. A pleasing walk of four or five miles may be obtained thus...
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The Poems of William Wordsworth, D.C.L., Poet Laureate, Etc. Etc

William Wordsworth - 1845 - 660 pages
...if not with partial joy elate, Wilt smile upon this gift with more than mild content ! PART I. Nme fret not at their convent's narrow room ; And hermits...bees that soar for bloom, High as the highest Peak of Furness-fclls, Will murmur by the hour in foxglove bells : In truth the prison, unto which we doom...
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