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William Wordsworth on Hope

1770–1850 England

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Is Man
A child of hope? Do generations press
On generations, without progress made?
Halts the individual, ere his hairs be gray,
Perforce?

The Excursion (1814)

Hopes; what are they?—Beads of morning
Strung on slender blades of grass;
Or a spider's web adorning
In a straight and treacherous pass.

From the sweet thoughts of home
And from all hope I was forever hurled.
For me—farthest from earthly port to roam
Was best, could I but shun the spot where man might come.

Lyrical Ballads (1798)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Wordsworth (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.