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Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness

William Wordsworth

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William Wordsworth
Age: 80 †
Born: 1770
Born: April 7
Died: 1850
Died: April 23
Lyricist
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Cockermouth
Cumbria
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Impress
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Powers
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Passiveness

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