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Wordsworth

English Romantic poet; quoted on nature and imagination.

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First appearance: walking

Wordsworth shows up with force in Aulus Persius Flaccus. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Included in the list of poets whose works are preliminary to the Muse's full expression.
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In Aulus Persius Flaccus: Included in the list of poets whose works are preliminary to the Muse's full expression. Later, in Chaucer: Compared to Chaucer for preferring homely Saxon tongue; both are simple in their…

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