William Wordsworth

England
7 Apr 1770 // 23 Apr 1850
Poet

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On Wisdom:

Oh, be wiser thou!
Instructed that true knowledge leads to love.

Lines left upon a Seat in a Yew-tree

On Nature:

Come forth into the light of things,
Let Nature be your teacher.

The Tables Turned

On Man:

Choice word and measured phrase above the reach
Of ordinary men.

Resolution and Independence

Sweetest melodies
Are those that are by distance made more sweet.

Personal Talk

On Faith:

And 't is my faith, that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.

Lines written in Early Spring

On Nature:

To the solid ground
Of Nature trusts the mind that builds for aye.

A Volant Tribe of Bards on Earth

On Gift:

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift,
That no philosophy can lift.

Presentiments

On Music:

He murmurs near the running brooks
A music sweeter than their own.

A Poet's Epitaph

On Sorrow:

Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain
That has been, and may be again.

The Solitary Reaper

On Nature:

Recognizes ever and anon
The breeze of Nature stirring in his soul.

The Excursion
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