William Wordsworth

"Bright was the summer's noon when quickening steps Followed each other till a dreary moor Was crossed, a bare ridge clomb, upon whose top Standing alone, as from a rampart's edge, I overlooked the bed of Windermere, Like a vast river, stretching in the sun."

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Source: William Wordsworth (1854). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth”, p.492

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William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth

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William Wordsworth was an English poet known for his role in the Romantic movement and his profound connection to nature, particularly in works like 'The Prelude.'

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