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Dust as we are, the immortal spirit grows Like harmony in music there is a dark Inscrutable workmanship that reconciles Discordant elements, makes them cling together In one society.

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
Music
Harmony
Discordant
Like
Elements
Reconciles
Grows
Workmanship
Dark
Inscrutable
Society
Reconcile
Makes
Cling
Spirit
Immortal
Together
Dust

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