 The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought that "this is I;" But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of "I" and "me," And finds "I am not what I see, And other than...  In Memoriam - Pagina 67di Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 126 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Constance Caroline Woodhill Naden - 1891 - 302 pagine
...his own cosmos. It comes into embryonic existence with his very first gleam of conscious life, — " What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast," — and developes with his development, as he gradually learns to combine its lights and shades into... | |
 | 1895 - 682 pagine
...been pointed out by Tennyson : "The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is pressed Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought...separate mind, From whence clear memory may begin, As through the frame that bound him in, His isolation grows defined." Now what do we mean when we call... | |
 | James Sully - 1892 - 540 pagine
...sub1 This truth is rightly apprehended by the Poet Laureate in the lines :— " The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against...not what I see, And other than the things I touch '." — (In Mcmoriam, XLIV.) conscious comparison of the impressions of the two ears is not, in many... | |
 | James Sully - 1892 - 540 pagine
...sub1 This truth is rightly apprehended by the Poet Laureate in the lines : — " The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against...I' and ' me,' And finds ' I am not what I see, And othei than the things I touch '." conscious comparison of the impressions of the two ears is not, in... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1892 - 904 pagine
...doubt; My guardian angel will speak out In that high place, and tell thee all. The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against...of ' I,' and 'me,' And finds ' I am not what I see, So rounds he to a separate mind From whence clear memory may begin, As thro' the frame that binds him... | |
 | 1860 - 64 pagine
...hinted possibility as this,— The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is pressed Against the circle of the breast, Has never thought...And finds " I am not what I see, And other than the thing I touch :" So moulds he to a separate mind From whence clear memory may begin, As through the... | |
 | Richard Machin, Christopher Norris - 1987 - 422 pagine
...self is constituted in the first place. Self is initially defined by difference: The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against...separate mind From whence clear memory may begin, As through the frame that binds him in His isolation grows defined. This use may lie in blood and breath,... | |
 | Elaine Jordan - 1988 - 212 pagine
...constellation of images of moving rounds and orbs, which is carried on in XLVI and XLVII: The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against the circle of the breast, Has ever thought that 'this is I': But as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of '!', and 'me',... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson - 1994 - 644 pagine
...doubt; My guardian angel will speak out In that high place, and tell thee all. XLV The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against...gathers much, And learns the use of 'I,' and 'me,' So rounds he to a separate mind From whence clear memory may begin, As thro' the frame that binds him... | |
 | Steve Pile - 1996 - 294 pagine
...meaning, identity and power. MISPLACED ocating the 'I' In the field of the Other The baby new to earth and sky, What time his tender palm is prest Against...as he grows he gathers much, And learns the use of T, and 'me', And finds 'I am not what I see, And other than the things I touch'. So rounds he to a... | |
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