4944. William Wordsworth. 1770-1850. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	4944
AUTHOR:	William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
QUOTATION:	I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous boy, The sleepless soul that perished in his pride; Of him who walked in glory and in joy, Following his plough, along the mountain-side. By our own spirits we are deified; We Poets in our youth begin in gladness, But thereof come in the end despondency and madness.
ATTRIBUTION:	Resolution and Independence. Stanza 7.
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.
WORKS:	William Wordsworth Collection.