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The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;— Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn. "The World Is Too Much With Us" — by William Wordsworth Paraphrased Line by Line 1. The world is too much with us; late and soon, People are overly concerned with material things, it happens later or sooner. 2. Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;— We waste our human abilities and potential in the constant cycle o...

The Express  by Stephen Spender Line by line Paraphrase of The Express by Stephen Spender After the first powerful plain manifesto Paraphrase - After making its first strong and clear announcement of movement, The black statement of pistons, without more fuss Paraphrase - The engine’s pistons make their powerful mechanical sound; But gliding like a queen, she leaves the station. Paraphrase - Then, smoothly and without effort, the train quietly leaves the station. Without bowing and with restrained unconcern Paraphrase - Without any gesture or politeness, and with calm confidence, She passes the houses which humbly crowd outside, Paraphrase - The train moves past the small houses that stand modestly by the tracks, The gasworks and at last the heavy page Paraphrase - Past the gasworks, and then past the cemetery, Of death, printed by gravestones in the cemetery. Paraphrase - Where gravestones look like printed symbols of death. Beyond the town there lies the open country Paraphras...