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Quote by William Wordsworth
For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; fait

For by superior energies; more strict affiance in each other; faith more firm in their unhallowed principles, the bad have fairly earned a victory over the weak, the vacillating, inconsistent good. – William Wordsworth

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But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave. – William Wordsworth

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That best portion of a mans life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. – William Wordsworth

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