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" Here must thou be, O man,
Strength to thyself — no helper hast thou here —
Here keepest thou thy individual state:
No other can divide with thee this work,
No secondary hand can intervene
To fashion this ability. 'Tis thine,
The prime and vital principle is thine
In the recesses of thy nature, far
From any reach of outward fellowship,
Else 'tis not thine at all. "

William Wordsworth , The Prelude


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William Wordsworth quote : Here must thou be, O man,<br />Strength to thyself — no helper hast thou here —<br />Here keepest thou thy individual state:<br />No other can divide with thee this work,<br />No secondary hand can intervene<br />To fashion this ability. 'Tis thine,<br />The prime and vital principle is thine<br />In the recesses of thy nature, far<br />From any reach of outward fellowship,<br />Else 'tis not thine at all.