The ocean is a mighty harmonist.On the Power of Sound, The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse, 1917
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William Wordsworth (1770–1850) was an English Romantic poet known for his lyrical poetry and profound exploration of nature, human emotions, and the power of the imagination. He, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published "Lyrical Ballads" in 1798, which marked the beginning of the Romantic movement in English literature. Wordsworth's most famous works include "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."
1770–1850·lived 80 years
The ocean is a mighty harmonist.On the Power of Sound, The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse, 1917
The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind.
The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.
Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.The Prelude, Book 1, 1850
That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.The Socratic Method
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.Preface to Lyrical Ballads, 1800
Faith is a passionate intuition.The Excursion, IV, l. 1293
The child is father of the man.The Prelude, Book I, 1805
To begin, begin.
That’s all 9 quotes by William Wordsworth.