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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'How is it that you live, and what is it you do?' Go to Quote / Comment
Thou little Child, yet glorious in the might Of heaven-born freedom on thy being's height,... Go to Quote / Comment
Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more. Go to Quote / Comment
Heaven lies about us in our infancy! Shades of the prison-house begin to close upon the growing boy. 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
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