The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
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William Wordsworth87 quotes“The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours.”
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