"I stood tiptoe upon a little hill"

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  1. modest
    marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
    That the sweet buds which with a modest pride
  2. droopingly
    in a drooping manner
  3. scantily
    in a sparse or scanty way
  4. diadem
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
    Had not yet lost those starry diadems
  5. sobbing
    convulsive gasp made while weeping
  6. skim
    remove from the surface
  7. edging
    border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
  8. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
    To picture out the quaint, and curious bending
  9. bowery
    like a bower; leafy and shady
  10. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
    Guess where the jaunty streams refresh themselves.
  11. nook
    a secluded place, corner, or recessed area
  12. Laburnum
    flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers
  13. shade
    cast a shadow over
  14. filbert
    small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe
  15. briar
    Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
  16. woodbine
    common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
  17. chequer
    mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
  18. babbling
    gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
  19. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
    Ye ardent marigolds!
  20. bud
    a partially opened flower
    That the sweet buds which with a modest pride
  21. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount
    Their scantly leaved, and finely tapering stems, 5
  22. taper
    diminish gradually
    Their scantly leaved, and finely tapering stems, 5
  23. sob
    weep convulsively
    Caught from the early sobbing of the morn.
  24. flock
    a group of birds
    The clouds were pure and white as flocks new shorn,
  25. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
    And fresh from the clear brook; sweetly they slept
  26. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
    And fresh from the clear brook; sweetly they slept
  27. creep
    move slowly
    On the blue fields of heaven, and then there crept 10
  28. silence
    the state of being quiet (as when no one is speaking)
    Born of the very sigh that silence heaves:
  29. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    For not the faintest motion could be seen
  30. greedy
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
    There was wide wand’ring for the greediest eye, 15
  31. peer
    look searchingly
    To peer about upon variety;
  32. variety
    a category of things distinguished by a common quality
    To peer about upon variety;
  33. horizon
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
    Far round the horizon’s crystal air to skim,
  34. crystal
    a solid having a highly regular atomic structure
    Far round the horizon’s crystal air to skim,
  35. trace
    an indication that something has been present
    And trace the dwindled edgings of its brim;
  36. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
    And trace the dwindled edgings of its brim;
  37. brim
    the top edge of a vessel or other container
    And trace the dwindled edgings of its brim;
  38. curious
    eager to investigate and learn or learn more
    To picture out the quaint, and curious bending
  39. alley
    a narrow street with walls on both sides
    Of a fresh woodland alley, never ending; 20
  40. cleft
    a long narrow opening
    Or by the bowery clefts, and leafy shelves,
  41. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
    Guess where the jaunty streams refresh themselves.
  42. gaze
    a long fixed look
    I gazed awhile, and felt as light, and free
  43. vision
    the ability to see
    And many pleasures to my vision started;
  44. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
    So I straightway began to pluck a posey
  45. luxury
    something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
    Of luxuries bright, milky, soft and rosy.
  46. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
    And let a lush laburnum oversweep them,
  47. hedge
    a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
    A filbert hedge with wildbriar overtwined, 35
  48. clump
    a grouping of a number of similar things
    And clumps of woodbine taking the soft wind
  49. frequent
    coming at short intervals or habitually
    The frequent chequer of a youngling tree,
  50. mourn
    feel sadness
    The spreading blue bells: it may haply mourn
  51. cluster
    a grouping of a number of similar things
    That such fair clusters should be rudely torn
  52. scatter
    cause to separate and go in different directions
    From their fresh beds, and scattered thoughtlessly 45
  53. moisture
    wetness caused by water
    Dry up the moisture from your golden lids,
  54. praise
    an expression of approval and commendation
    That in these days your praises should be sung
  55. harp
    a chordophone with strings between the neck and the soundbox
    On many harps, which he has lately strung;
  56. bliss
    a state of extreme happiness
    Tell him, I have you in my world of blisses:
  57. rove
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
    So haply when I rove in some far vale, 55
  58. vale
    a valley
    So haply when I rove in some far vale, 55
  59. gale
    a strong wind moving 34–40 knots
    His mighty voice may come upon the gale.
  60. gentle
    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
    With wings of gentle flush o’er delicate white,
  61. flush
    rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
    With wings of gentle flush o’er delicate white,
  62. delicate
    developed with extreme subtlety
    With wings of gentle flush o’er delicate white,
  63. tiny
    very small
    To bind them all about with tiny rings.
  64. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
    Linger awhile upon some bending planks
  65. bank
    financial institution that accepts deposits and lends money
    That lean against a streamlet’s rushy banks,
  66. intently
    with strained or eager attention
    And watch intently Nature’s gentle doings:
  67. whisper
    speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
    Not the minutest whisper does it send
  68. sallow
    unhealthy looking
    To the o’erhanging sallows: blades of grass
  69. sonnet
    a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
    Why, you might read two sonnets, ere they reach
  70. preach
    deliver a sermon
    To where the hurrying freshnesses aye preach 70
  71. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
    A natural sermon o’er their pebbly beds;
  72. swarm
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
    Where swarms of minnows show their little heads,
  73. temper
    a characteristic state of feeling
    Temper’d with coolness.
  74. delight
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
    With their own sweet delight, and ever nestle
  75. nestle
    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
    With their own sweet delight, and ever nestle
  76. instant
    a very short time
    That very instant not one will remain;
  77. ripple
    a small wave on the surface of a liquid
    The ripples seem right glad to reach those cresses,
  78. low
    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    From low hung branches; little space they stop;
  79. branch
    a division of a stem arising from the main stem of a plant
    From low hung branches; little space they stop;
  80. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
    But sip, and twitter, and their feathers sleek;
  81. pause
    stop an action temporarily
    Pausing upon their yellow flutterings.
  82. rustle
    make a dry crackling sound
    Than the soft rustle of a maiden’s gown 95
  83. nimble
    moving quickly and lightly
    Than the light music of her nimble toes
  84. blush
    become rosy or reddish
    How she would start, and blush, thus to be caught
  85. innocence
    the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong
    Playing in all her innocence of thought.
  86. list
    a database containing an ordered array of items
    Let me one moment to her breathing list;
  87. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
    O’er which the mind may hover till it dozes;
  88. pleasant
    being in harmony with your taste or likings
    O’er which it well might take a pleasant sleep,
  89. leap
    move forward by bounds
    But that ’tis ever startled by the leap 110
  90. ripe
    fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
    Of buds into ripe flowers; or by the flitting
  91. flit
    move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
    Of buds into ripe flowers; or by the flitting
  92. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
    Of diverse moths, that aye their rest are quitting;
  93. gradual
    proceeding in small stages
    Above a cloud, and with a gradual swim
  94. dew
    water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight
    Mingler with leaves, and dew and tumbling streams,
  95. loneliness
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    Lover of loneliness, and wandering,
  96. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
    Lover of loneliness, and wandering,
  97. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
    Of upcast eye, and tender pondering!
  98. glory
    a state of high honor
    Thee must I praise above all other glories
  99. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
    For what has made the sage or poet write 125
  100. paradise
    any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
    But the fair paradise of Nature’s light?
  101. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
    In the calm grandeur of a sober line,
  102. staid
    characterized by dignity and propriety
    And when a tale is beautifully staid,
  103. luxurious
    furnishing gratification to the senses
    When it is moving on luxurious wings,
  104. attire
    clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
    And bloomy grapes laughing from green attire;
  105. charm
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
    Charms us at once away from all our troubles:
  106. wreath
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
    Walking upon the white clouds wreath’d and curl’d.
  107. psyche
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
    So felt he, who first told, how Psyche went
  108. smooth
    having a surface free from roughness or irregularities
    On the smooth wind to realms of wonderment;
  109. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
    On the smooth wind to realms of wonderment;
  110. wonderment
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
    On the smooth wind to realms of wonderment;
  111. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
    First touch’d; what amorous and fondling nips
  112. nip
    sever or remove by pinching
    First touch’d; what amorous and fondling nips
  113. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
    And how they kist each other’s tremulous eyes:
  114. thunder
    a booming or crashing noise along the path of lightning
    The darkness,—loneliness,—the fearful thunder;
  115. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
    Their woes gone by, and both to heaven upflown,
  116. gratitude
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
    To bow for gratitude before Jove’s throne.
  117. bough
    any of the larger branches of a tree
    So did he feel, who pull’d the boughs aside,
  118. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
    To catch a glimpse of Fawns, and Dryades
  119. garland
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
    And garlands woven of flowers wild, and sweet, 155
  120. uphold
    stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
    Upheld on ivory wrists, or sporting feet:
  121. flee
    run away quickly
    Telling us how fair, trembling Syrinx fled
  122. pan
    shallow container made of metal
    Arcadian Pan, with such a fearful dread.
  123. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    Arcadian Pan, with such a fearful dread.
  124. nymph
    a minor nature goddess depicted as a beautiful maiden
    Poor Nymph,—poor Pan,—how did he weep to find,
  125. strain
    exert much effort or energy
    Along the reedy stream; a half heard strain,
  126. desolation
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    Full of sweet desolation—balmy pain.
  127. balmy
    mild and pleasant
    Full of sweet desolation—balmy pain.
  128. inspired
    of surpassing excellence
    What first inspired a bard of old to sing
  129. bard
    a lyric poet
    What first inspired a bard of old to sing
  130. delicious
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
    In some delicious ramble, he had found 165
  131. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
    In some delicious ramble, he had found 165
  132. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
    Than e’er reflected in its pleasant cool,
  133. tendril
    slender structure by which some plants attach to an object
    Through tendril wreaths fantastically creeping.
  134. meek
    humble in spirit or manner
    A meek and forlorn flower, with naught of pride,
  135. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
    A meek and forlorn flower, with naught of pride,
  136. naught
    a quantity of no importance
    A meek and forlorn flower, with naught of pride,
  137. woo
    seek someone's favor
    To woo its own sad image into nearness:
  138. image
    a visual representation produced on a surface
    To woo its own sad image into nearness:
  139. gleaming
    bright with a steady but subdued shining
    Some fainter gleamings o’er his fancy shot;
  140. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    Some fainter gleamings o’er his fancy shot;
  141. shape
    a perceptual structure
    Shapes from the invisible world, unearthly singing
  142. invisible
    impossible or nearly impossible to see
    Shapes from the invisible world, unearthly singing
  143. unearthly
    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
    Shapes from the invisible world, unearthly singing
  144. flowery
    of or relating to or suggestive of blossoms
    From out the middle air, from flowery nests,
  145. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
    Ah! surely he had burst our mortal bars; 190
  146. mortal
    subject to death
    Ah! surely he had burst our mortal bars; 190
  147. bar
    a rigid piece of metal or wood
    Ah! surely he had burst our mortal bars; 190
  148. region
    the extended spatial location of something
    Into some wond’rous region he had gone,
  149. search
    look or seek
    To search for thee, divine Endymion!
  150. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    And brought in faintness solemn, sweet, and slow
  151. incense
    make furious
    The incense went to her own starry dwelling.
  152. dwelling
    housing that someone is living in
    The incense went to her own starry dwelling.
  153. sacrifice
    the act of killing in order to appease a deity
    Though she stood smiling o’er the sacrifice, 200
  154. fate
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
    The Poet wept at her so piteous fate,
  155. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
    Wept that such beauty should be desolate:
  156. wrath
    intense anger
    So in fine wrath some golden sounds he won,
  157. distant
    separated in space or coming from far away
    Where distant ships do seem to show their keels,
  158. bashful
    self-consciously timid
    And turned to smile upon thy bashful eyes,
  159. pomp
    cheap or pretentious or vain display
    Ere he his unseen pomp would solemnize.
  160. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
    The evening weather was so bright, and clear, 215
  161. health
    the general condition of body and mind
    That men of health were of unusual cheer;
  162. cheer
    a cry or shout of approval
    That men of health were of unusual cheer;
  163. pedestal
    an architectural support or base
    Or young Apollo on the pedestal:
  164. alarm
    a device signaling the occurrence of some undesirable event
    As Venus looking sideways in alarm.
  165. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
    The breezes were ethereal, and pure,
  166. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
    The languid sick; it cool’d their fever’d sleep,
  167. soothe
    cause to feel better
    And soothed them into slumbers full and deep.
  168. slumber
    be asleep
    And soothed them into slumbers full and deep.
  169. stare
    look at with fixed eyes
    Who feel their arms, and breasts, and kiss and stare,
  170. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
    And on their placid foreheads part the hair.
  171. surprise
    come upon or take unawares
    And so they stood, fill’d with a sweet surprise,
  172. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
    Therefore no lover did of anguish die:
  173. shepherd
    someone who keeps sheep together in a flock
    That follow’d thine, and thy dear shepherd’s kisses: 240
  174. soar
    rise rapidly
    My wand’ring spirit must no further soar.—
Created on 三月 12, 2013

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