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Quote by William Wordsworth
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. – William Wordsworth

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The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this. – William Wordsworth

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