Wordsworth's PoetsDuncan Wu A unique opportunity to examine the apprenticeship of a great writer, this selection of poems composed between 1785 and 1790 reveals a precocious and remarkably accomplished early talent and shows that even in his earliest work, Wordsworth was already preoccupied with the themes that would later be explored fully in The Prelude. |
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... thee : ' Serpents lie where flowers grow . ' 25 All the harm I wishe to thee , most courteous knight , God grant the same upon my head may fully light . 30 Blessed be the time and season , That you came on Spanish ground ; If you may ...
... thee : ' Serpents lie where flowers grow . ' 25 All the harm I wishe to thee , most courteous knight , God grant the same upon my head may fully light . 30 Blessed be the time and season , That you came on Spanish ground ; If you may ...
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... thee I might correct , erroneous oft , The clock of history , facts and events Timing more punctual , unrecorded facts Recov'ring , and mistated setting right – - 45 Desp'rate attempt till trees shall speak again ! Time made thee what ...
... thee I might correct , erroneous oft , The clock of history , facts and events Timing more punctual , unrecorded facts Recov'ring , and mistated setting right – - 45 Desp'rate attempt till trees shall speak again ! Time made thee what ...
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... thee , and puts forth Proof not contemptible of what she can , Even where death predominates . The spring Finds thee not less alive to her sweet force , 130 Than yonder upstarts of the neighbouring wood , So much thy juniors , who their ...
... thee , and puts forth Proof not contemptible of what she can , Even where death predominates . The spring Finds thee not less alive to her sweet force , 130 Than yonder upstarts of the neighbouring wood , So much thy juniors , who their ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
James Graham 1st Marquis of Montrose Great | 15 |
Acknowledgements | 23 |
Copyright | |
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