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Come forth, and bring with you a heart / That watches and receives.

William WordsworthThe Tables Turned (1798)

Note

Wordsworth gently reminds us that knowledge is not only found in books and analysis. A heart that 'watches and receives' is open and attentive, ready to learn from nature and life itself. This line values receptivity—a quiet readiness to see, feel, and understand—over relentless dissection or control.