ifies ▁the ▁removed ▁sentiment ▁man ▁has ▁for ▁nature , ▁being ▁obs essed ▁with ▁material ism ▁and ▁other ▁world ly ▁objects . ▁Word sw orth ' s ▁Rom antic ism ▁is ▁best ▁shown ▁through ▁his ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁nature ▁in ▁these ▁lines ▁and ▁his ▁wo es ▁for ▁man ▁and ▁its ▁opposition ▁to ▁nature . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁Nature ▁and ▁man ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁man kind ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁vulner able ▁way ▁nature ▁is ▁described . ▁The ▁verse ▁" This ▁Sea ▁that ▁bar es ▁her ▁bos om ▁to ▁the ▁moon ", ▁gives ▁the ▁vision ▁of ▁a ▁femin ine ▁creature ▁opening ▁herself ▁to ▁the ▁heav ens ▁above . ▁The ▁phrase ▁" sleep ing ▁flowers " ▁might ▁also ▁describe ▁how ▁nature ▁is ▁being ▁over run ▁un know ingly ▁and ▁is ▁hel pl ess . ▁ ▁The ▁verse ▁" I , ▁standing ▁on ▁this ▁pleasant ▁le a , ▁have ▁g lim ps es ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁me ▁less ▁for l orn ", ▁reve als ▁Word sw orth ' s ▁per ception ▁of ▁himself ▁in ▁society : ▁a ▁vision ary ▁rom antic ▁more ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁nature ▁than ▁his ▁contempor aries . ▁The ▁speaker ▁would ▁rather ▁be ▁a ▁pag an ▁who ▁wor ships ▁an ▁out dated ▁religion ▁so ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁gaz es ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁ocean ▁( as ▁he ' s ▁doing ▁now ), ▁he ▁might ▁feel ▁less ▁sad . ▁If ▁he ▁were ▁a ▁pag an , ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁g lim ps es ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁green ▁me adows ▁that ▁would ▁make