Great men have been among us; hands that penn’d and tongues that utter’d wisdom.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
William Wordsworth on greatness
William Wordsworth87 quotes“Great men have been among us; hands that penn’d and tongues that utter’d wisdom.”
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Then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils.
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