William Wordsworth

"For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity."

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Source: 'Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey' (1798) l. 88

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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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