(1770-1850 / Cumberland / England)

poet William Wordsworth
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Desideria

SURPRISED by joy--impatient as the Wind
   I turned to share the transport--O! with whom
   But Thee, deep buried in the silent tomb,
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  • Linnea O'neal (1/23/2012 12:49:00 PM)

    a little bumbed- I saw an actor last night on Oprah's OWN network, speaking about a poem, he says he was quoting this one. I even wrote it down. There is nothing like that quote here. Actors!

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