I worked for a menial’s hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid.

Jessie B. Rittenhouse
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The poem The Menial’s Hire by William Wordsworth, illustrates the power of life itself. Life is so much more than what we can see. The world exists beyond our sight and is full of unseen beauty, love and hope. Life can be so much more than what we see when we look in the mirror.

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