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Quotation from Composed upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth

“Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; And all that mighty heart is lying still!”

William Wordsworth (spoken by The speaker)

Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Lines 13-14 (Gutenberg #8774: Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1 (1807))

The closing exclamation.

Citation: "Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; And all that mighty heart is lying still!" — William Wordsworth, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Lines 13-14 (Gutenberg #8774: Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 1 (1807)). (id composed-upon-westminster-bridge-q3)

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