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On The Banks Of A Rocky Stream, By: William Wordsworth

April 18, 2025 by Editors

On The Banks Of A Rocky Stream, By: William Wordsworth

Behold an emblem of our human mind
Crowded with thoughts that need a settled home,
Yet, like to eddying balls of foam
Within this whirlpool, they each other chase
Round and round, and neither find
An outlet nor a resting-place!
Stranger, if such disquietude be thine,
Fall on thy knees and sue for help divine.

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