Knowing that Nature never did betray . . .
The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege,
Through all the years of this our life,
to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform
The mind that is within us, so impress
With quietness and beauty, and so feed
With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues,
Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men,
Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all
The dreary intercourse of daily life,
Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb
Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold
Is full of blessings.
[today's taste of spring was just sensational and I had wordsworth's lines, above, from Tintern Abbey running through my head all day]
