John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5029 William Wordsworth 1770-1850 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5029 |
| AUTHOR: | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| QUOTATION: | Those obstinate questionings Of sense and outward things, Fallings from us, vanishings, Blank misgivings of a creature Moving about in worlds not realized, High instincts before which our mortal nature Did tremble like a guilty thing surprised. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Intimations of Immortality. Stanza 9. |
| WORKS: | William Wordsworth Collection. |