Rise up, thou monstrous ant-hill on the plain
Of a too busy world! Before me flow,
Thou endless stream of men and moving things!
Thy every-day appearance, as it strikes-
With wonder heightened, or sublimed by awe-
On strangers, of all ages; the quick dance
Of colours, lights, and forms; the deafening din;
The comers and goers face to face,
Face after face...
- WORDSWORTH
"RESIDENCE IN LONDON"
Of a too busy world! Before me flow,
Thou endless stream of men and moving things!
Thy every-day appearance, as it strikes-
With wonder heightened, or sublimed by awe-
On strangers, of all ages; the quick dance
Of colours, lights, and forms; the deafening din;
The comers and goers face to face,
Face after face...
- WORDSWORTH
"RESIDENCE IN LONDON"