Wordsworth
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Dorothy. 1771–1855, English writer, whose Journals are noted esp for their descriptions of nature
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her brother, William . 1770–1850, English poet, whose work, celebrating nature, was greatly inspired by the Lake District, in which he spent most of his life. Lyrical Ballads (1798), to which Coleridge contributed, is often taken as the first example of English romantic poetry and includes his Lines Written above Tintern Abbey. Among his other works are The Prelude (completed in 1805; revised thereafter and published posthumously) and Poems in Two Volumes (1807), which includes The Solitary Reaper and Intimations of Immortality
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Our heart leaps up, as Wordsworth might have said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Wordsworth lived to 80, but his best work was finished by 40.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
As William Wordsworth put it, “The world is too much with us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
"This wreck has an evocative story to tell about the life and sorrow of one of our most renowned poets, William Wordsworth."
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024
He also likes to add his own flourishes, hence all the poetry—right now it’s Wordsworth and Emily Dickinson and Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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