The Prelude (1850) [ Concepts ]
… Book VIII RETROSPECT.—LOVE OF NATURE LEADING TO LOVE OF MAN. What sounds are those, Helvellyn, that are heard Up to thy summit, through the depth of air Ascending, as if … many years may come Prouder itinerant, mountebank, or he Whose wonders in a covered wain lie hid. But one there is, the loveliest of them all, Some sweet lass of the valley, looking out For gains, and who that sees her would not buy? Fruits …
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