# Wordsworth — Essays character guide

> Wordsworth in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0030-walking

## Who they are

English Romantic poet; quoted on nature and imagination.

## In the story

### [Aulus Persius Flaccus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/aulus-persius-flaccus)

Included in the list of poets whose works are preliminary to the Muse's full expression.

### [Chaucer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/chaucer)

Compared to Chaucer for preferring homely Saxon tongue; both are simple in their language choices.

### [After the Death of John Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/after-the-death-of-john-brown)

Quoted for lines on strong instincts and plain rules among herdsmen.

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