The eye—it cannot choose but see;
we cannot bid the ear be still;
our bodies feel, where'er they be,
against or with our will.


Expostulation and Reply, st. 5 (1798) - Lyrical Ballads (1798-1800)


The eye—it cannot choose but see; we cannot bid the ear be still; our bodies feel, where'er they be, against or with our will.

The eye—it cannot choose but see; we cannot bid the ear be still; our bodies feel, where'er they be, against or with our will.

The eye—it cannot choose but see; we cannot bid the ear be still; our bodies feel, where'er they be, against or with our will.

The eye—it cannot choose but see; we cannot bid the ear be still; our bodies feel, where'er they be, against or with our will.