Itisnotmerelythatyoumaynotbeofaccordontheobjectsandcircumstancesthatpresentthemselvesbeforeyou-thesemayrecallanumberofobjects,,andsometimesstillfondlyclutchthem,;andontheotherhand,tohavetounravelthismysteryofourbeingateveryturn,andtomakeotherstakeanequalinterestinit(otherwisetheendisnotanswered),“giveitanunderstanding,butnotongue.”MyoldfriendColeridge,however,’sdayandconvertalandscapeintoadidacticpoemoraPindaricode.“Hetalkedfarabovesinging.”IfIcouldsoclothemyideasinsoundingandflowingwords,Imightperhapswishtohavesomeonewithmetoadmiretheswellingtheme;orIcouldbemorecontent,“thatfinemadnessinthemwhichourfirstpoetshad”;andiftheycouldhavebeencaughtbysomerareinstrument,wouldhavebreathedsuchstainsasthefollowing:“HerebewoodsasgreenAsany,airlikewiseasfreshandsweetAswhensmoothZephyrusplaysonthefleetFaceofthecurledstreams,withflowers’asmanyAstheyoungspringgives,andaschoiceasany;Herebeallnewdelights,coolstreamandwells,Arbourso’ergrownwithwoodbine,cavesanddells;Choosewherethouwilt,whilstIsitbyandsing,Orgatherrushestomakemanyaring,Forthelongfingers;telltheetalesoflove,HowthepalePhoebe,huntinginagrove,FirstsawtheboyEndymion,fromwhoseeyesShetooketernalfirethatneverdies;Howsheconvey’dhimsoftlyinasleepHistemplesboundwithpoppy,tothesteepHeadofoldLatmos,whereshestoopseachnight,Gildingthemountainwithherbrother’slight,Tokisshersweetest.”…
Ihavenoobjectiontogotoseeruins,aqueducts,pictures,incompanywithafriendoraparty,butratherthecontrary,,,,butStonehengewillbearadiscussionantiquarian,picturesque,,thefirstconsiderationalwaysiswhereweshallgoto,intakingasolitaryramble,thequestioniswhatweshallmeetwithbytheway.“Themindisitsownplace”;.IoncetookapartytoOxfordwithnomeanéclat-showedthemthatseatoftheMusesatadistance,“Withglisteringspiresandpinnaclesadorn’d-”descantedonthelearnedairthatbreathesfromthegrassyquadranglesandstonewallsofhallsandcollegeswasathomeintheBodleian;AndatBlenheimquitesupersededthepowderedCiceronethatattendedus,,,thisrelief,whichwasatfirstaluxury,;,sooppositetoallone’sordinarytrainofideas,oneseemsaspeciesbyone’sself,alimbtornofffromsociety,unlessonecanmeetwithinstantfellowshipandsupport.-YetIdidnotfeelthiswantorcravingverypressingonce,,busymurmuroftheplacewaslikeoilandwinepouredintomyears;nordidthemariners’hymn,whichwassungfromthetopofanoldcrazyvesselintheharbour,asthesunwentdown,“thevine-coveredhillsandgayregionsofFrance,”erectandsatisfied;fortheimageofmanwasnotcastdownandchainedtothefootofarbitrarythrones:Iwasatnolossforlanguage,,heroes,glory,freedoms,allarefled,nothingremainsbuttheBourbonsandtheFrenchpeople!-Thereisundoubtedlyasensationintravellingintoforeignpartsthatistobehadnowhereelse,,and,likeadreamoranotherstateofexistence,;andtofeelthepulseofouroldtransportsreviveverykeenly,wemust“jump”,thetimewehavespentthereisbothdelightful,andinonesenseinstructive;butitappearstobecutoutofoursubstantialdownrightexistence,,butanother,andperhapsmoreenviableindividual,,,“OutofmycountryandmyselfIgo.”Thosewhowishtoforgetpainfulthoughts,dowelltoabsentthemselvesforawhilefromthetiesandobjectsthatrecallthem;,ifIcouldanywhereborrowanotherlifetospendafterwardsathome!