William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworthwas a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth7 April 1770
nature book heart
Careless of books, yet having felt the power Of Nature, by the gentle agency Of natural objects, led me on to feel For passions that were not my own, and think (At random and imperfectly indeed) On man, the heart of man, and human life.
power names imagination
Imagination, which in truth Is but another name for absolute power And clearest insight, amplitude of mind, And reason, in her most exalted mood.
acceptance men reflection
On Man, on Nature, and on Human Life, Musing is solitude
hands trumpets milton
Milton, in his hand The thing became a trumpet
life work
How is it that you live, and what is it you do?
loss causes purpose
The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone
men wealth
The wealthiest man among us is the best
dream book world
Dreams, books, are each a world.
spirit universe
Wisdom and spirit of the Universe!
moving knowing waiting
Prompt to move but firm to wait - knowing things rashly sought are rarely found.
And I am happy when I sing.
light erring guides
A light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove.
heart writing breathing
Write to me frequently & the longest letters possible; never mind whether you have facts or no to communicate; fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
hours milton should
Milton, thou should'st be living at this hour.