There was a Boy
July 6, 2023The Wishing Gate
July 6, 2023The World Is Too Much With Us
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune,
It moves us not.–Great God! I’d rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet who is known for his celebration of nature and the common man. His most famous works include "Tintern Abbey," "The Prelude," and "Ode: Intimations of Immortality." He was appointed Poet Laureate of England in 1843.