William Wordsworth
England
7 Apr 1770 // 23 Apr 1850
Poet
7 Apr 1770 // 23 Apr 1850
Poet
Because the good old rule
Sufficeth them, the simple plan,
That they should take who have the power,
And they should keep who can.
Sufficeth them, the simple plan,
That they should take who have the power,
And they should keep who can.
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