William Wordsworth Quotes

10 quotes from 10 authors

If you’ve ever felt the pull of a meadow at dawn, these ten voices will remind you why Wordsworth still matters. Though the selection is brief, each line captures a piece of his reverence for nature and the inner life. Readers who enjoy this tend to wander toward Romantic poetry or the broader world of nature‑focused writers.

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“William Blake admired the work of William Wordsworth but is said to have once been so mad at him over a theological…

Lisa R. Spaar

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“If thou indeed derive thy light from Heaven, Then, to the measure of that heaven-born light, Shine, Poet! In thy place, and…

Jan Karon

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“Though inland far we be, Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither.” William Wordsworth,”

James Hollis

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“Almost suspended, we are laid asleep In body, and become a living soul: While with an eye made quiet by the power…

Eric Fischer

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“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William Wordsworth Being an author is like being in charge of your own…

L.A. Dale

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“The genius is apparent from page one. . . . A seamless fusion of virtuosity and insight. . . . If William…

Milo Behr

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“Now if Newton had been a very plain, very dull, very matter-of-fact man, all that would be easily explicable. But I must…

Jacob Bronowski

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“Offered a job as book critic for Time magazine as a young man, Bellow had been interviewed by Chambers and asked to…

Christopher Hitchens

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“People strut and swagger in front of others, but rarely alone. These are social gestures. Walking, the slowest form of travel, is…

The Socrates Express Eric Weiner

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“William Wordsworth was said to have walked 180,000 miles in his lifetime. Charles Dickens captured the ecstasy of near-madness and insomnia in…

Ben Montgomery

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