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William Wordsworth

December 16, 2012 by Claire 'Word by Word'

A Time for Reflection

And when the stream that overflows has passed,
A consciousness remains upon the silent shore of memory;
Images and precious thoughts that shall not be
And cannot be destroyed.

William Wordsworth

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