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One in whom persuasion and belief Had ripened into faith, and faith become A passionate intuition.

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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Divine
Belief
Faith
Become
Ripened
Persuasion
Intuition
Passionate

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