A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
It's disputed but most likely that Wordsworth is saying that a man is the product of his behaviours developed in childhood. He is noting in the poem that it was his love of nature as a child that stayed with him as he grew up.
It's" no room to swing a cat", which refers to the cat o nine tails whip used to punish the crew on ships, hence the lack of space. So cruelty to people but not cats.
It's" no room to swing a cat", which refers to the cat o nine tails whip used to punish the crew on ships, hence the lack of space. So cruelty to people but not cats.
no place , no room , whatever the saying still sounds good, and yeah its tongue in cheek saying ( cruel , if you think of swinging a cat haha)
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We all know what it means but it's wrong. The Sun doesn't go anywhere, it's the clouds that move. I guess it's a form of verbal shorthand.
Thank you !
how cruel
OK I'll bite.
It's" no room to swing a cat", which refers to the cat o nine tails whip used to punish the crew on ships, hence the lack of space. So cruelty to people but not cats.