I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud William Wordsworth (1770-1850) I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales (valleys) and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly (lively/energetically) dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee (delight/pleasure) : A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund (cheerful/happy) company: I gazed—and gazed—but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive (thoughtful/reflective) mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude (loneliness/isolation) ; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodi
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