Lake School
noun
Origin of Lake School
1First recorded in 1810–20
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How to use Lake School in a sentence
Speaking generally, he possessed some of the qualities, and many of the defects, of the English Lake School.
As an instance, it is not enough to say: "I will inform myself completely as to the Lake School."
Literary Taste: How to Form It | Arnold BennettIn reading about poets and poetry, you will sometimes find an allusion to the "Lake School."
Little Folks (July 1884) | VariousSo, my preoccupations were all in favor of the Lake School, and it was both in my will and my conscience to like Wordsworth.
Literature and Life | William Dean HowellsTo the whole Lake School his attitude is always the same—justice done grudgingly in spite of anger, or satire tempered by remorse.
Hours in a Library | Leslie Stephen
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