William Wordsworth's Quote - Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes

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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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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. – William Wordsworth

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Nature never did betray the heart that loved her. – William Wordsworth

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Thou unassuming common-place of Nature, with that homely face. – William Wordsworth

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