William Wordsworth
WORDSWORTH, William. b. Cockermouth, Cumberland (now Cumbria), 7 April 1770; d. Rydal, Westmorland (now Cumbria), 23 April 1850. Following the early death of his parents, he was educated at Hawkshead Grammar School and St John’s College, Cambridge (1787-90). After periods of living in London, France, and the West Country, he moved in December 1799 to Grasmere, Westmorland, living there and at Rydal, the next village, for the remainder of his life. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1843.
Wordsworth is one of the greatest of English poets, famous for his prophetic voice, his belief in the power of nature to heal and strengthen the human heart, and his deep sense of the problems of humanity,...
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