William Wordsworth was a renowned English Romantic Movement poet who lived from 1770 to 1850. Known for his deep appreciation of nature, his poems often celebrated the beauty of the natural world and explored themes of memory, imagination, and childhood. Wordsworth's most famous works include "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey" and "The Prelude," an autobiographical epic. Along with fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, he published the groundbreaking collection "Lyrical Ballads," which marked a turning point in English literature. Wordsworth's writings continue to be widely studied and cherished for their lyrical beauty and profound insights into the human experience.
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She was a phantom of delight When first she gleam'd upon my sight A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament. Go to Quote / Comment
That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind. Go to Quote / Comment
Give all thou canst; high Heaven rejects the lore of nicely-calculated less or more. Go to Quote / Comment
So didst thou travel on life's common way, In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart The lowliest duties on herself did lay. Go to Quote / Comment
A poet who has not produced a good poem before he is twenty-five, we may conclude cannot, and never will do so. Go to Quote / Comment