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Quote by William Wordsworth

“My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man.”

Quote by William Wordsworth

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William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet, born on April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, and died on April 23, 1850. His poetry is renowned for its depiction of natural landscapes and profound expression of personal emotions and inner world. more

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