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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Our haughty life is crowned with darkness, Like London with its own black wreath, Go to Quote / Comment
What though the radiance which was once so bright Be not forever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower Strength in what remains behind, In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be, In the soothing thoughts that spring Out of Human suffering, In the faith that looks through death In years that bring philophic mind. Go to Quote / Comment
The rapt One, of the godlike forehead, The heaven-eyed creature sleeps in earth:... Go to Quote / Comment
The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's life. Go to Quote / Comment
The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benedictions. Go to Quote / Comment