William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth was an English poet of the Romantic Age. His most influential work is Lyrical Ballads, a collection of poems featuring his poetry and some by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was published in 1798. This work launched the Romantic Movement in England, and Wordsworth's poems marked major innovations in poetry at the time.
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  • Lifetime: 7 April 1770 • 23 April 1850
  • Main genre: Poetry
  • Literary movement: Romanticism
  • Circles: Lake Poets
  • Mid-2026 popularity rank: --
"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."
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."
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