The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-09
His great aim as a poet was:
ITO build a throne
On humble truth"

On humble TRUTH
He says:
Long have I loved what l behold
The might that charms, the day that
cheers:
The common growth of mother earth
Suffice me-her tears, her mi.th,
He humblcst mirth and tears.
THE d agon's wing, the magic wing,
I shall not covet for my dover,
" I along that lowly way
With sympathetic hearst nay stray
And with a soul OF power"
wordsworth's travels were some
what limited: but from them gained
much knowledge and benefit. every
whe e cleaning these lessons of beau
ty and truth. and the p -oduct Of these
travels may be seen In many Of his
best poems and sonnets, the collec-
ton of which stands unrivaled.
But there was matter enough near
home to call forth all Wordsworth's
martial impulse, and to raise 1t to its
last elevation, a clear, pure o OF
hero's grandeur.
Wordsworth has the surest safeguard
against oblivion-that imperishable
incentive to curiosity and interest that
belongs to all original minds. His fin
sst u~tterances do not merely nestle In
the ear by virtue Of her music. but In
the soul and life, by virtue OF their
Roaming.
Wordsworth's devotion for poetry
was rewarded and he Is unquestion-
ably the greatest of nature poets and
Of the literary and spiritual life Of the
present century.
The writ ngs of william Wordsworth
are considered the truest lessons ( ON
God to man hat have ever been writ
zen by any of the great poets. ard his
life was spent in searching for these
scattered fragments Of happiness that
are cast about the world.
He aimed to teach US that from the
minor. as well as the great things in
nature. God has intended lessons to be
derived.
He never allowed himself to become
~ad or depressed by the trials and
grievances of this life. He found con
ISOLATION in the firm belief hat after
to'ling and travelling over this worlds
paths there Is a brighter life for all
In the fall when the leaes were fad
ing and falling and all nature was
DOSING its brightness. Wordsworth
looked gladly pom 1t all. for he new
hat a brighter time-the SIP ing
would come. Then all nature would
again assume its beauty and majestic
ar. So with us. After toiling ant
travel'ng over life's rugged path all
like the leaves. fade and die.
But for US there Is a spring also
after lie in this world is DER.
We must look for the lessons o
,h~eerfulness and comfort in every
thing; lest we forget the teachings o
Sod and nature. One of the lesson
$ beautifully portrayed in Words
worth's "Cde to a skylark."
Notwithstanding the apparent peace
fulness of some mems lives and tn
cnggedness and unevencss Of Others
h $ life is not without its ruggednes
and uneveness for all. nor is it withou
its joy and great happiness for all
Nor was Wordsworth's life differen
than his fellow e's.
While watching the skylark soa
nigher and higher. and having other
u it's kind aid US free of heaven. h
plods on over LIES dusty. rugged an
uneven ways Neither is he discon
tented. nor unhappy with life for. Will
soaring higher and higher over 1t
paths he hopes for higher p an,
a higher lie when this lies day i
done.
Alas. my journey rugged and uneven
Through p. ickly moors or dusty way
must wind;
But hearing thee or others of tn
AS full of gladness and as free O
heaven,
I, with my fate contented. VIII plo,
on.
And hope for higher raptures whei
life'S day is dOne.n