John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4951 William Wordsworth 1770-1850 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4951 |
| AUTHOR: | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| QUOTATION: | Thou has left behind Powers that will work for thee,—air, earth, and skies! There ’s not a breathing of the common wind That will forget thee; thou hast great allies; Thy friends are exultations, agonies, And love, and man’s unconquerable mind. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | To Toussaint L’Ouverture. |
| WORKS: | William Wordsworth Collection. |
| Note 1. See Gray, Quotation 15. [back] |