The
fountains mingle with the river
And
the rivers with the ocean,
The
winds of Heaven mix for ever
With
a sweet emotion;
Nothing
in the world is single,
All
things by a law divine
In
one spirit meet and mingle –
Why
not I with thine?
See
the mountains kiss high Heaven
And
the waves clasp one another;
No
sister-flower would be forgiven
If
it disdained its brother;
And
the sunlight clasps the earth,
And
the moonbeams kiss the sea –
What
are all these kissings worth
If
thou kiss not me?
Vocabulary:
1) mingle: to mix so as to form an undivided whole, while keeping separate qualities
He rushes out into the busy street and mingled with the crowd, hoping that that way the police wouldn't spot him.
A speech that contained praise mingled with blame.
2) divine: connected with or being God or a god
divine worship
to attend divine service
extremely good
The meal was simply divine!
to discover or guess by or as if by magic
At last I divined the truth.
At last I divined what she meant.
to find (underground water or minerals) with a special Y-shaped stick (divining rod/dowsing rod) that is believed to point towards them
He divined for water on my farm.
3) disdain: complete lack of respect; the feeling that someone or something is worthless or not important enough to deserve one's attention
to regard with disdain
They disdained our offers of help.
to refuse to do something because of pride
She disdained to answer his rude remarks.
4) clasp: n. 1. metal fastener for holding together two things or two parts of one thing
The clasp on a belt
2. a tight firm hold, esp. by someone's hand or arms; grip
v. 1. to take and hold firmly with the hands or arms
He clasped the child in his arms.
The two men clasped hands warmly.
2. to fasten with a clasp
I clasped the necklace round her neck.
5) moonbeam: a beam of moonlight
moonbeams shafting through the trees.
(shaft: a beam of light coming through an opening: a shaft of sunlight pierced the gloom.)
(pierce: to make a hole in or through with a point; to be suddenly seen, heard, or felt in or through)
(gloom: a feeling of deep sadness or hopelessness; darkness: The news of defeat filled them all with gloom. A deep gloom settled on them when they heard the company was going to close down. To spread gloom and despondency. gloom and doom. We inched forwards in the gathering gloom.)
(despondent: completely without hope and courage; feeling that no improvement is possible: She's become very despondent about her prospects of getting another job.)
(gloom and doom: the feeling that the situation is bad and is not likely to improve: There's been so much gloom and doom here, I think we should try to provide a smile.)
6) beam: 1. a line of light shining out from some bright object
The bright beam of the car's headlights
a moonbeam
a laser beam
2. radio waves sent out along a narrow path in one direction only, often to guide aircraft
3. a bright look or smile
"How nice to see you!" she said, with a beam of welcome.
4. off beam: (informal) incorrect; mistaken
We tried to guess the price, but we were way off beam (=a long way from the true figure).
5. a large long heavy piece of wood, esp. used as part of the structure of a building
6. the bar from which scales for weighing hang
3) disdain: complete lack of respect; the feeling that someone or something is worthless or not important enough to deserve one's attention
to regard with disdain
They disdained our offers of help.
to refuse to do something because of pride
She disdained to answer his rude remarks.
4) clasp: n. 1. metal fastener for holding together two things or two parts of one thing
The clasp on a belt
2. a tight firm hold, esp. by someone's hand or arms; grip
v. 1. to take and hold firmly with the hands or arms
He clasped the child in his arms.
The two men clasped hands warmly.
2. to fasten with a clasp
I clasped the necklace round her neck.
5) moonbeam: a beam of moonlight
moonbeams shafting through the trees.
(shaft: a beam of light coming through an opening: a shaft of sunlight pierced the gloom.)
(pierce: to make a hole in or through with a point; to be suddenly seen, heard, or felt in or through)
(gloom: a feeling of deep sadness or hopelessness; darkness: The news of defeat filled them all with gloom. A deep gloom settled on them when they heard the company was going to close down. To spread gloom and despondency. gloom and doom. We inched forwards in the gathering gloom.)
(despondent: completely without hope and courage; feeling that no improvement is possible: She's become very despondent about her prospects of getting another job.)
(gloom and doom: the feeling that the situation is bad and is not likely to improve: There's been so much gloom and doom here, I think we should try to provide a smile.)
6) beam: 1. a line of light shining out from some bright object
The bright beam of the car's headlights
a moonbeam
a laser beam
2. radio waves sent out along a narrow path in one direction only, often to guide aircraft
3. a bright look or smile
"How nice to see you!" she said, with a beam of welcome.
4. off beam: (informal) incorrect; mistaken
We tried to guess the price, but we were way off beam (=a long way from the true figure).
5. a large long heavy piece of wood, esp. used as part of the structure of a building
6. the bar from which scales for weighing hang
