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Poems Of William Wordsworth: London, MDCCCII

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

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London, MDCCCII

O Friend! I know not which way I must look For comfort, being, as I am, opprest To think that now our life is only drest For show; mean handi - work of craftsman, cook,

Or groom! - We must run glittering like a brook In the open sunshine, or we are unblest; The wealthiest man among us is the best: No grandeur now in nature or in book

Delights us. Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore: Plain living and high thinking are no more:

The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone; our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion ...

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