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William Wordsworth1770–1850

William Wordsworth on happiness

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky

William Wordsworth

My Heart Leaps Up (The Rainbow), ll. 1-2 (wr. 1802; pub. 1807)

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We must be free or die, who speak the tongue
That Shakespeare spake; the faith and morals hold
Which Milton held.
It Is Not to Be Thought Of, l. 11 (1807)
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To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.
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And ‘t is my faith, that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
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