The Slumber Did My Spirit Steal

The slumber did my spirit steal
And I had of the Self-same feeling
As had the race of humankind
When, looking on my dearest friend,
I saw him in his funeral bed
And in my bed he lay.

About William Wordsworth

English Romantic poet who helped launch the Romantic Age with the joint publication of "Lyrical Ballads." Served as Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death.

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