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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 (of 8)

Note 538 — PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1814 (continued 3)

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1827.

Amid these wilds; a composition framed Of qualities so adverse—to diffuse, Where'er he moved, diversified delight; A simple answer may suffice, even this, 1814. 'Twas Nature's will; ...

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