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William Wordsworth: The good die...

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The good die first,
And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust,
Burn to the socket.

Source: The old man, in The Ruined Cottage, in The Excursion, bk. 1 (1814).
-- William Wordsworth, (Apr 7 1770-1850), English poet; His Lyrical Ballads, 1798 are noted for their worship of nature and humanitarianism; poet laureate, 1843-50.


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