Oh, there is blessing in this gentle breeze, a visitant that while it fans my cheek doth seem half conscious of the joy it brings, from the green fields and from yon as your sky.

Whatever its mission, the soft breeze can come, to none more grateful than to me, escaped from the vast city where I long had pined

a discontented sojourner, now free. Free as a bird to settle where I will. What dwelling shall receive me,

and what bale shall be my harbor. Underneath what grove shall I take up my home. And what clear stream shall with its murmur lull me into rest.

The earth is all before me with a heart joyous,

nor scared at its own liberty.

This is Pines for Jack Season 8, Episode 27.

Jack's Bookshelf, William Wordsworth. After Hours with Dr. Carolyn Webber.

Welcome friends to Pites with Jack. This season, we've read through Perilandra, but this month

we're looking at Jack's bookshelf. In each of these sessions, we look at the

authors and the books which shaped the thought and mind of C.S. Lewis. And today we are looking

at one of the romantics, William Wordsworth, and I'm joined by a returning guest, Dr. Carolyn

Weber. Dr. Carolyn Weber is an award-winning author, popular professor, and international speaker.

She is served as faculty at several universities and was the first female dean of St. Peter's

College, Oxford.

She lives in a quirky old house out in the country with her family, along with her animal

menagerie, and she is the author of Surprised by Oxford, Sex and the City of God, and Holy is the Day.

Dr. Carolyn Weber, welcome back to Pinesford Jack.

Thank you so much for having me.

This is great fun.

Well, we actually had a really good catch-up just before we hit record.

But we mostly spoke about immigration and the joys of becoming an American.

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