319. Desideria by William Wordsworth
b'W Wordsworth read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------------\\n\\nDesideria\\nby William Wordsworth (1780 \\u2013 1850)\\n\\nSurprised by joy\\u2014impatient as the Wind\\n I turned to share the transport\\u2014O! with whom\\n But Thee, deep buried in the silent tomb,\\nThat spot which no vicissitude can find?\\nLove, faithful love, recall\\u2019d thee to my mind\\u2014\\n But how could I forget thee? Through what power,\\n Even for the least division of an hour,\\nHave I been so beguiled as to be blind\\nTo my most grievous loss?\\u2014That thought\\u2019s return\\n Was the worst pang that sorrow ever bore,\\nSave one, one only, when I stood forlorn,\\n Knowing my heart\\u2019s best treasure was no more;\\nThat neither present time, nor years unborn\\n Could to my sight that heavenly face restore.\\n\\nFirst aired: 13 August 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008'