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William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).
The fact that Wordsworth decided to omit the final six lines in the 1815 version of the poem has made some critics believe that they are right in their judgement of its inessentiality. [16] Langbaum is of the opinion that removing the final dialogue was a good choice on Wordsworth's part, as the recount of where the man is heading and why is ...
William the Third (IX) 1821 "Calm as an under-current, strong to draw" Ecclesiastical Sonnets. In Series Part III.--From the Restoration to the Present Times 1822 Obligations of Civil to Religious Liberty (X) 1821 "Ungrateful Country, if thou e'er forget" Ecclesiastical Sonnets. In Series Part III.--From the Restoration to the Present Times 1822
Pencil drawing of William's sister Dorothy Wordsworth in later life. Lucy's identity has been the subject of much speculation, [17] and some have guessed that the poems are an attempt by Wordsworth to voice his affection for Dorothy; [18] this line of thought reasoning that the poems dramatise Wordsworth's feelings of grief for her inevitable ...
Rydal Mount, where the poet William Wordsworth lived. Rydal Mount is a house in the small village of Rydal, near Ambleside in the English Lake District. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850. It is currently operated as a writer's home museum.
THE FINAL SCENE. 1993. A clearing in the woods near Chicago, sun shining, puffy clouds. Robert Downey Jr., twenty-seven years old, just a few months past his Best Actor Academy Award nomination ...
[13] The character Matthew is likely based on Wordsworth's schoolmaster while at Hawkshead, [14] William Taylor, who died in 1786 at the age of 32. [15] However, Moorman argues that the character is most likely based on a "Packman", or peddler that would visit Hawkshead to sell his wares.