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My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began So is it now I am a man.

William Wordsworth

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William Wordsworth
Age: 80 †
Born: 1770
Born: April 7
Died: 1850
Died: April 23
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Cockermouth
Cumbria
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Sky
Heart
Men
Life
Leaps
Behold
Rainbow
Leap
Began

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