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Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will Dear God! the very houses seem asleep And all that mighty heart is lying still!

William Wordsworth

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William Wordsworth
Age: 80 †
Born: 1770
Born: April 7
Died: 1850
Died: April 23
Lyricist
Poet
Cockermouth
Cumbria
Wordsworth
Never
Seem
Houses
Lying
River
Felt
Calm
House
Rivers
Stills
Dear
Seems
Saws
Still
Sweet
Asleep
Heart
Deep
Mighty

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