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Great men have been among us hands that penn'd And tongues that utter'd wisdom--better none
William Wordsworth
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William Wordsworth
Age: 80 †
Born: 1770
Born: April 7
Died: 1850
Died: April 23
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The moving accident is not my trade To freeze the blood I have no ready arts: 'Tis my delight, alone in summer shade, To pipe a simple song for thinking hearts.
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Thou has left behind Powers that will work for thee,-air, earth, and skies! There 's not a breathing of the common wind That will forget thee thou hast great allies Thy friends are exultations, agonies, And love, and man's unconquerable mind.
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Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain That has been, and may be again.
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With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
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