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This phrase comes from the Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
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'The Solitary Reaper' is a lyric by William Wordsworth, inspired by a trip to Scotland in 1803.
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William Wordsworth is a central figure of the Romantic movement and is known as a Romantic poet (and specifically a Nature poet).
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Neil Armstrong said this upon becoming the first human to step onto the moon's surface on July 20, 1969.
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William Wordsworth wrote 'The Solitary Reaper', capturing the beauty of a Highland girl's song.
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This quote implies that a pleasing appearance is a natural advantage. It is attributed to Queen Elizabeth I.
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'The Solitary Reaper' is a Romantic poem by William Wordsworth, focusing on common life, nature, and individual emotion.
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In the poem, 'solitary' means lonely or alone, as the girl is reaping and singing by herself in the field.
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This quote emphasizing the role of higher education in national development is attributed to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
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'Written in March' is a nature poem by William Wordsworth, celebrating the arrival of spring.