Wordsworth
William, 1770–1850, English poet: poet laureate 1843–50.
Other words from Wordsworth
- Words·worth·i·an, adjective, noun
- Words·worth·i·an·ism, noun
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How to use Wordsworth in a sentence
His approach to its wonders is Wordsworthian in its deep and awe-struck reverence and its fundamental sincerity.
Aspects of Modern Opera | Lawrence GilmanTime enough, surely, for the trees to have developed a quite Wordsworthian seriousness!
Highways and Byways in London | Mrs. E. T. Cook.And the Wordsworthian is delighted, and thinks that here is a sweet union of philosophy and poetry.
The Bridling of Pegasus | Alfred AustinThe volume glistens with charming passages, showing how rich in 'Wordsworthian' fancy was this modest sister.
The Cradle of the Christ | Octavius Brooks FrothinghamTo make 'Nature' really interesting you must have a touch of Wordsworthian pantheism and of Shelley's 'pathetic fallacy.'
English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for Wordsworth
/ (ˈwɜːdzˌwəθ) /
Dorothy. 1771–1855, English writer, whose Journals are noted esp for their descriptions of nature
her brother, William . 1770–1850, English poet, whose work, celebrating nature, was greatly inspired by the Lake District, in which he spent most of his life. Lyrical Ballads (1798), to which Coleridge contributed, is often taken as the first example of English romantic poetry and includes his Lines Written above Tintern Abbey. Among his other works are The Prelude (completed in 1805; revised thereafter and published posthumously) and Poems in Two Volumes (1807), which includes The Solitary Reaper and Intimations of Immortality
Derived forms of Wordsworth
- Wordsworthian (ˌwɜːdzˈwɜːðɪən), adjective, noun
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