Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting. The soul that rises with us, our life's star, hath had elsewhere its setting, and comet from afar: not in entire forgetfulness, and not in utter nakedness, but trailing clouds of glory do we come from God, who is our home.

Summary

This quote by William Wordsworth suggests that at birth, we enter the world with a limited memory of our previous existence. The soul, like a celestial body, comes from a distant place and takes form in our earthly life. It emphasizes that as we come into this world, we are not completely devoid of past experiences, nor are we without purpose. Instead, there is a divine connection to our origins, as we carry traces of divine brilliance with us into our human existence, tracing back to God, our ultimate home.

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