The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers,
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
Lines 1-8 of "The World Is Too Much with Us" express the speaker's
a deep connection to nature.
C. grudging acceptance of the ways of the world.
b. dissatisfaction with the ways of the world. d. optimistic belief that people will change their
ways.