Delivered from the galling yoke of time.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a desire to transcend the constraints and burdens of time.
In this quote, Wordsworth speaks to the idea of breaking free from the limitations and pressures that time imposes on our lives. It suggests a yearning for liberation from the relentless progression of time, which can often feel like a heavy burden or 'yoke.' This longing for freedom indicates a deeper philosophical exploration of existence and the human condition, reflecting on how time shapes our experiences and emotions.
In practice
In an inspirational speech about overcoming life's challenges, you might use this quote to illustrate the importance of looking beyond immediate pressures.
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By all means sometimes be alone; salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear; dare to look in thy chest; and tumble up and down what thou findest there.
There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,_x000D_ _x000D_ The earth, and every common sight,_x000D_ _x000D_ To me did seem_x000D_ _x000D_ Apparelled in celestial light,_x000D_ _x000D_ The glory and the freshness of a dream.
Books are yours, Within whose silent chambers treasure lies Preserved from age to age; more precious far Than that accumulated store of gold And orient gems, which, for a day of need, The Sultan hides deep in ancestral tombs. These hoards of truth you can unlock at will.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! The Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune.
Shalt show us how divine a thing A woman may be made.
Jesus doesnβt dominate the other, avoid the other, colonize the other, intimidate the other, demonize the other, or marginalize the other. He incarnates into the other, joins the other in solidarity, protects the other, listens to the other, serves the other, even lays down his life for the other.
That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
I lived, while 1 1/2 million Jewish children died. So I have an obligation to repair the world.
I have always considered imaginative truth to be more profound, more loaded with significance, than every day reality... Everything we dream about, and by that I mean everything we desire, is true (the myth of Icarus came before aviation, and if Ader or Bleriot started flying it is because all men have dreamed of flight). There is nothing truer than myth... Reality does not have to be: it is simply what is.
You are not an observer, you are a participant.
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