Authenticated quotes from The Tables Turned

Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things;
We murder to dissect.
Enough of science and of art;
Close up these barren leaves.

William Wordsworth

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Original Citation

Wordsworth, William. "The Tables turned; an Evening Scene, on the same subject." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. & A. Arch, 1798, I. 26.

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Current Citation

Wordsworth, William. "The Tables Turned." William Wordsworth: The Major Works: including The Prelude, edited by Stephen Gill. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 26.

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Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things; We murder to dissect. Enough of science and of art; Close up these barren leaves.