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LINES 6-8 That on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky. The speaker goes on to describe how the natural world can shape, heal, and restore the human mind and spirit. In lines 6-8, the speaker recounts how the cliffs he sees lead him to a calmer state of mind and lend a sense of the natural world as something integrated and whole. The sight of the cliffs, and the whole “secluded” scene, he says, “impress,” or shape, within his mind “deep,” or profound, thoughts of “seclusion.” Here, the speaker introduces the idea that time spent in this natural setting has a powerful effect on his mind and inner world. The repetition of “secluded” and “seclusion” also suggests that by spending time in nature, in some fundamental way people can become, internally, more like nature. The secluded scene makes the speaker feel a sense of seclusion; he feels a kind of inner privacy or solitude that is removed from daily human influence. This idea is heightened by the sibilance of "secluded" and "seclusion" with "scene" and "impress," which suggests that the quality of seclusion is inextricably connected to the scene (the landscape) as a whole. The sibilance of this section in general also adds a gentle, hushed tone to these lines that reflects the speaker's solitude and quiet contemplation. The speaker goes on to say that the cliffs visually connect the land with the sky overhead. The sky is described as “quiet,” suggesting that it is both silent and calm. This adjective links the sky with the previous adjectives used for the landscape (“inland,” “murmur,” “lofty,” “wild,” “secluded”), all of which create a sense of this setting as organically and internally whole, peaceful, private, untouched, and removed from human interference. The cliffs also work here as a powerful symbol of integration and interconnection. They integrate and heal the speaker’s inner world, as his thoughts become more profound and share the quality of “seclusion” with the landscape. They also vertically connect the land and the sky, suggesting that the natural world itself is integrated and whole.