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Poems Of William Wordsworth: Daffodils, The

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Wordsworth, William

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Daffodils, The

I wander'd lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretch'd in never - ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they Out - did the sparkling waves in glee: - A Poet could not but be gay In such a jocund company! I gazed - and gazed - but ...

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