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The fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world Have hung upon the beatings of my heart.

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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Beatings
Unprofitable
Stir
Fever
Hung
Upon
Heart
World
Fretful

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