A terrible beauty is born.
After reading Margaret's annotation about death being a theme at the end and also during the entire poem as well as beauty of a child, could this also be referring to what we talked about the other day with the cycle of Reincarnation or life after death.
To please a companion Around the fire at the club,
It seems that he is talking about meeting with his friends but they engage in casual conversation at a club. Towards the end of this section it seems that it is all going to change.
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow
In this statement Yeats states that the midnight has a glimmer to it which seems to me he is saying that there is some light in what should be total darkness but for "noon a purple glow," is hard to understand. Im not really sure what he is seeing. It could have something to do with the color of the sky, but I am not totally sure.
While here I stand, not only with the sense Of present pleasure, but with pleasing thoughts That in this moment there is life and food For future years.
Wordsworth is at a pleasant state and he is excited has hope and for the future.
How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro' the woods, How often has my spirit turned to thee!
The ending to this stanza has a very spiritual vibe to it as Wordsworth is talking about how he turns to the River Wye for comfort.
If this Be but a vain belief, yet, oh!
In the beginning of this stanza, Wordsworth seems to start off by stating that his beliefs are useless. Possibly that what he used to think he regrets.
In darkness and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight;
Wordsworth continues to add a dark setting to the start of the stanza by stating "In darkness and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight;" I believe that he is saying that this setting takes a toll on him emotionally as it leads to the next line.
Have hung upon the beatings of my heart—
When I first read this line I interpreted it as if he was talking about his heartbeat but after analyzing it further and relating it to the lines that follow I believe he is indicating a heartache instead.