WilliamWordsworth
Up! up! myFriend, andquityourbooks;
Orsurelyyou’llgrowdouble:
Up! up! myFriend, andclearyourlooks;
Whyallthistoilandtrouble?
Thesun, abovethemountain’shead,
Afresheninglustremellow
Throughallthelonggreenfieldshasspread,
Hisfirstsweeteveningyellow.
Books! ’tisadullandendlessstrife:
Come, hearthewoodlandlinnet,
Howsweethismusic! onmylife,
There’smoreofwisdominit.
Andhark! Howblithethethrostlesings!
He, too, isnomeanpreacher:
Comeforthintothelightofthings,
LetNaturebeyourTeacher.
Shehasaworldofreadywealth,
Ourmindsandheartstobless —
Spontaneouswisdombreathedbyhealth,
Truthbreathedbycheerfulness.
Oneimpulsefromavernalwood
Mayteachyoumoreofman,
Ofmoralevilandofgood,
Thanallthesagescan.
SweetisthelorewhichNaturebrings;
Ourmeddlingintellect
Mis-shapesthebeauteousformsofthings: —
Wemurdertodissect.
EnoughofScienceandofArt;
Closeupthosebarrenleaves;
Comeforth, andbringwithyouaheart
Thatwatchesandreceives.
(T) orfalse (F).
____ 1)Thespeakerbeginsbytellinghisfriendtostopreadingbooksbecauseitisboringandtedious.
____ 2)Ratherthanreading, heshouldventureoutsidetowherethelinnetandthethrostlearesingingbeautifulmusiccontainingmorewisdomthananybook.
____ 3)Thespeakeristellinghisfriendthatnothinghasmoretoteachthanbooks, andthatheshouldtrytoseekrefugeinpages.
____ 4)Apersoncanlearnmoreabouthumanityandaboutgoodandevilfromasagethanfromatree.
____ 5)Sometimes, weshouldrejecttraditionalscienceandartandsimplycomeintonaturereadytolearnmore.
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