"Then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils."
"Laying out grounds... may be considered as a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting.... it is to assist Nature in moving the affections... the affections of those who have the deepest perception of the beauty of Nature."
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Source: William Wordsworth (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of William Wordsworth (Illustrated)”, p.3779, Delphi Classics
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