Not choice
But habit rules the unreflecting herd.

William Wordsworth

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Topic

Autopilot Habits The masses

Author

William Wordsworth

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1822 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Reflections." Ecclesiastical Sonnets. c. 1822, pt. 2, no. 28.

Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "Reflections." The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth. Wordsworth Editions, 1998.

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Source
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Medium
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