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Lot #6210
William Wordsworth Autograph Quotation Signed from 'The Fountain'

"We wear a face of joy because / we have been glad of yore"

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"We wear a face of joy because / we have been glad of yore"

AQS signed "Wm. Wordsworth," one page, 6.75 x 4, Easter Sunday, 1843. Wordsworth pens three lines from his poem 'The Fountain,' in full: "—often glad no more / We wear a face of joy because / we have been glad of yore." Beautifully double-matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 13.75 x 19.5. In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Art, Literature, and Classical Music
  • Dates: #682 - Ended June 20, 2024





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