3 William Wordsworth Quotes on Sacrifice

William Wordsworth quotes on sacrifice

78. Myriads of daisies have shone forth in flower Near the lark's nest, and in their natural hour Have passed away; less happy than the one That by the unwilling ploughshare died to prove The tender charm of poetry and love.

155. Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice; The confidence of reason give, And in the light of truth thy bondman let me live!

203. Just for a handful of silver he left us, Just for a riband to stick in his coat.

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