John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5015 William Wordsworth 1770-1850 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5015 |
| AUTHOR: | William Wordsworth (1770–1850) |
| QUOTATION: | The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Miscellaneous Sonnets. Part i. xxxiii. |
| WORKS: | William Wordsworth Collection. |