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"Lines Written in Early Spring" is a 1798 poem by William Wordsworth. In the poem, the speaker describes having contradictory feelings while experiencing the sights and sounds of a spring day:
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Which quotation from "Lines Written in Early Spring" most effectively illustrates the claim?
Through primrose-tufts, in that sweet bower,
The periwinkle trail'd its wreathes;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
The periwinkle trail'd its wreathes;
And 'tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
A
The budding twigs spread out their fan,
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
To catch the breezy air;
And I must think, do all I can,
That there was pleasure there.
B
The birds around me hopp'd and play'd:
Their thoughts I cannot measure,
But the least motion which they made,
It seem'd a thrill of pleasure.
Their thoughts I cannot measure,
But the least motion which they made,
It seem'd a thrill of pleasure.
C
I heard a thousand blended notes,
While in a grove I [sat] reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
While in a grove I [sat] reclined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts to the mind.
D