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By all means sometimes be alone salute thyself see what thy soul doth wear dare to look in thy chest and tumble up and down what thou findest there.

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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Alone
Salute
Knowledge
Doth
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Thyself
Soul
Chest
Look
Chests
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Thou
Sometimes
Dare
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Wear
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