infancy As children we can see the world in a pure and heavenly way Children can see the world with a sense of wonder and joy Wordsworth writes that children can feel the presence of God in nature However as people grow up they lose this heavenly vision because life becomes more about daily routines and struggles Memories of Childhood Wordsworth emphasizes how childhood memories stay with us throughout life Even though adults lose the pure vision they had as children the memories of their childhood give them strength and hope In Ode Intimations of Immortality the speaker remembers that when he was a child he saw the whole world shining with heavenly beauty He wonders where that beauty has gone now he is an adult The speaker says What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight He concludes that he can still find heavenly beauty in his memories of childhood We will grieve not rather find Strength in what remains behind The poet argues that the way the world looks to children is a hint that every human soul comes from heaven and will return there one day A Time of Joy and Excitement In Tintern Abbey Wordsworth recalls his childhood when he was deeply connected to nature In his childhood he saw nature as a source of pure joy and excitement He describes how as a boy he would run and play in the mountains and rivers He says I bounded o er the mountains by the sides Of the deep rivers Wordsworth suggests that an innocent finds joy and delight in the natural world Even though Wordsworth no longer feels the same joy as an adult he treasures those childhood memories These happy memories continue to inspire him Innocence of Childhood In It is a Beauteous Evening Calm and Free Wordsworth walks with a young girl his daughter by the sea during a peaceful sunset The girl seems unaffected by the beauty of the evening Wordsworth explains that this is because children naturally feel close to God all the time For children being in nature is not a special moment it is simply part of their everyday life Wordsworth sees this as proof of their innocence Wordsworth believes children have a constant connection to the divine In essence Wordsworth glorifies childhood by showing it as a time of innocence wonder and closeness to God and nature He believes children have a special way of seeing the world that adults lose as they grow up However Wordsworth also finds comfort in childhood memories These memories bring him inspiration and faith in the beauty of life