William Wordsworth
England
7 Apr 1770 // 23 Apr 1850
Poet
7 Apr 1770 // 23 Apr 1850
Poet
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[Mathematics] is an independent world Created out of pure intelligence.
Every gift of noble origin
Is breathed upon by Hope's perpetual breath.
Is breathed upon by Hope's perpetual breath.
These Times strike Monied Worldlings
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
Lines written in Early Spring
How fast has brother followed brother,
From sunshine to the sunless land!
From sunshine to the sunless land!
Extempore Effusion upon the Death of James Hogg
As in the eye of Nature he has lived,
So in the eye of Nature let him die!
So in the eye of Nature let him die!
The Old Cumberland Beggar
As high as we have mounted in delight,
In our dejection do we sink as low.
In our dejection do we sink as low.
Resolution and Independence
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays