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Lake Poets

plural noun

  1. the poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey: so called from their residence in the Lake District.


Lake Poets

plural noun

  1. the English poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey, who lived in and drew inspiration from the Lake District at the beginning of the 19th century
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lake Poets1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

Several other authors were more or less closely associated with the Lake Poets by residence or social affiliation.

His objection to the 'Lake Poets' was the objection of the classical to the romantic school.

All is very sweet and pleasing and has its own peculiar charm, like the school of Lake Poets.

Southey has often been classed with Wordsworth as belonging to a school of "Lake Poets."

Brizeux, the poet of Brittany, reminds us of the Lake Poets, though he knew nothing about them.

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