poem written published poetry collection early conversation poems discusses anticipation marriage pleasure love love poem instead focuses man relationship nature central images poem item represents order nature series ideas reconciled contains discussion life idea humanity nature united desire try find divine nature poem received discussion nature aesthetic qualities background began writing august engagement like previous conversation poem poem discusses engagement future marriage inspired write poem visit house serve home marriage worked poem married moved home time held view life thoughts work way poem poem published edition poems subsequent collections poems collection felt favourite poem original creation expanded original use theme months followed stop working published instead poem expanded rewritten life final version lines previously removed editions poems likewise lines altered multiple editions regardless editing believed poem served model poems especially series called conversation poems model poetry wrote let mere justify noticing claim thanks small number readers poetry having introduced species short blank verse poems lamb produced exquisite specimens poem poem begins addressing discussing house soft cheek arm sweet sit white flower broad meet watch clouds late rich light slow round mark star eve brilliant wisdom shine opposite exquisite field world distant silence lines poem continues objects described women pursued simplest length ways breeze like maid half yielding lover sweet needs repeat wrong lines poem introduces idea life man nature connected life abroad meets motion soul light sound sound like power light rhythm thought impossible love things world filled breeze mute air music instrument lines near end poem narrator discusses soon animated nature organic framed thought sweeps plastic vast intellectual breeze soul god lines themes poem discusses love sex marriage form love poem instead compares love symbol poetry terms relationship described desire expressed engagement described innocent anticipation union free potential disappointment guilt result sex outside marriage thematic connection poem lines written bars written subject time poem completed marriage themes similar ideas expressed reflections having left place retirement poems discuss area impact countryside viewer provide information felt relationship marriage reflections suggests problems relationship poem portrays series ideas reconciled image contrasted image compared image woman resisting image compounded woman compared innocence nature seen nature contrasted order nature especially regards effects feelings nature terms religion describes mind desire seek divine approach similar true intellectual system universe theme wrote letter dated october times feel strongly describe frequently things appear little knowledge acquired child play universe immense little things parts parts little mind feels know great faith rocks mountains sense majesty faith things infinity nature images connect desire marriage especially image like tree performs function poems feelings nature said receive returns traditional view god deals faith finding divine nature poem discusses understanding nature concept life idea presented resulting reflection experiences conversation poems connected ideas deal understanding universe life lines added edition senses connects sensation experience divine music earlier editions include understanding perception traces idea expressed earlier editions derived early understanding works wrote july letter visit germany september adopted probably aurora school idea sound light color light seen reason change faith respect view sensation adopted idea connecting god instead intellect denied relies understanding views man attempt return paradise critical response mid 20th century states read pleasure poem meaning poem comes circle poem mean point true poem images personalities striking deserve approval purely standpoint poem meaning following declared idea life best romantic joy love shared life later argues poem poems environment blended single mood blank verse poem rare fusion reflective thought sensitivity peaceful nature beauty simply describes beautiful conversation poem believes poem shows exact eye natural detail combined sharp ear rhythms heightened poetic form later declared display gift simplicity rising
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