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williamwordsworth
iwander’dlonelyasacloud
thatfloatsonhigho’ervalesandhills,
whenallatonceisawacrowd,
ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;
besidethelake,beneaththetrees,
flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.
continuousasthestarsthatshine
andtwinkleonthemilkyway,
theystretch’dinnever-endingline
alongthemarginofabay:
tenthousandsawiataglance,
tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.
thewavesbesidethemdanced,butthey
out-didthesparklingwavesinglee:
apoetcouldnotbutbegay
insuchajocundcompany!
egaze–andgazed–butlittlethought
whatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:
foroft,whenonmycouchilie
invacantorinpensivemood,
theyflashuponthatinwardeye
whichistheblissofsolitude;
andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,
anddanceswiththedaffodils.