Adelaide Anne Procter (1825–1864) English poet and songwriter
"Philip and Mildred".
Legends and Lyrics: Second Series (1861)
“A youth to whom was given
So much of earth—so much of heaven,
And such impetuous blood.”
— William Wordsworth, book Lyrical Ballads
Ruth, st. 21 (1799).
Lyrical Ballads (1798–1800)
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