QuoteQuest“Like an army defeated The snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill; The Ploughboy is whooping—anon—anon! There's joy in the mountains: There's life in the fountains; Small clouds are sailing, Blue sky prevailing; The rain is over and gone.”
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Source
- Title
- Wikiquote: William Wordsworth
- Type
- reference · Secondary source
- Held by
- Wikiquote
Context
Written in March, st. 2 (wr. 1801; pub. 1807)
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Wordsworth, William. (n.d.). Wikiquote: William Wordsworth. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Wordsworth
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