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William wordsworth the prelude5/17/2023 ![]() ![]() ‘Twas mine among the fields both day and night, When, by the margin of the trembling Lake, When vapours, rolling down the valleys, madeĪ lonely scene more lonesome among woodsĪt noon, and ‘mid the calm of summer nights, Not with the mean and vulgar works of Man,īut with high objects, with enduring things, The passions that build up our human Soul, Of Childhood didst Thou intertwine for me Thou Soul that art the eternity of thought!īy day or star-light thus from my first dawn Some selected lines from ‘The Prelude’ (First Book, lines 401 to 424) How this ‘animal’ called nature responds to the threats posed by an indignant humanity is another question. He was certainly a great appreciator of nature and although not a ‘political environmentalist’ in terms of the sensitivity of today he does highlight humanity as being subservient within the forces of a greater natural world. His invented life-force being called ‘Nature’ provided both great joy as well as a spiritual answer to his life. This was especially so following his great disappointment after going to France and becoming actively involved in the French Revolution. ‘The Prelude’ traces the growth of his mind through dark regions of intellect to an escape into his connectivity with nature. At times it seems he walked into a kind of romantic celestial field of daffodils. Reading this poem gives a clear understanding of how deeply he absorbed nature into his thinking. It is a long poem of 14 sections written in the form of a self-exploration. His autobiographic epic poem ‘The Prelude’ is his most famous work. This countryside had a profound influence on his childhood and later in life he came back to live in the Lake District with his sister Dorothy. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was born in Cockermouth in the Lake District in England, an area known for its exceptional beauty. ![]()
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