John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4930 William Wordsworth 1770-1850 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4930 |
| AUTHOR: | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| QUOTATION: | As if the man had fixed his face, In many a solitary place, Against the wind and open sky! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | 1 |
| WORKS: | William Wordsworth Collection. |
| Note 1. The original edition (London, 1819, 8vo) had the following as the fourth stanza from the end of Part i., which was omitted in all subsequent editions:— Is it a party in a parlour? Crammed just as they on earth were crammed,— Some sipping punch, some sipping tea, But, as you by their faces see, All silent and all damned. [back] |