Quote#Love
But who, if he be called upon to face
Quote byWilliam Wordsworth · 1770–1850
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Character of the Happy Warrior (1806), Line 48.
English (original)
But who, if he be called upon to face Some awful moment to which Heaven has joined Great issues, good or bad for human kind, Is happy as a Lover.
— William Wordsworth
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