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When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
William Blake
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"When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it."
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When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs laughing by; When the air does laugh with our merry wit, And the green hill laughs with the noise of it. — William Blake

About William Blake

William Blake was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1757–1827).

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Who said "When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy, And the dimpling stream runs…"?
This quote is attributed to William Blake, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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William Blake lived from 1757 – 1827.
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