William Wordsworth, a key figure of the Romantic movement, believed nature profoundly shaped human character and imagination.

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WORDSWORTH’S early life presents a remarkable parallel to the position of magnanimous youth to-day. His world, like ours, was a scene of conflict between discredited institutions and a new spirit, ...