Quote by William Wordsworth
Happier of happy though I be, like them I cannot take possession o

Happier of happy though I be, like them I cannot take possession of the sky, mount with a thoughtless impulse, and wheel there, one of a mighty multitude whose way and motion is a harmony and dance magnificent. – William Wordsworth

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Above all low delay,
Where nothing earthly bounds her flight,
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