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Mr. Wordsworth

The poet William Wordsworth, referenced as a contemporary and influence.

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Also known as Wordsworth, myself

First appearance: suspiria de profundis

Mr. Wordsworth shows up with force in The Glory of Motion. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Not directly present, but the chapter's poetic sensibility and themes of motion and nature echo Wordsworthian ideas; De Quincey was a contemporary.
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In The Glory of Motion: Not directly present, but the chapter's poetic sensibility and themes of motion and nature echo Wordsworthian ideas; De Quincey was a contemporary. Later, in The Solitude of Childhood:…

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