Selections from the Poems of William Wordsworth [Paperback]

First published in 1921, this book contains a selection of poems by Wordsworth ordered chronologically.First published in 1921, this book contains a selection of poems by Wordsworth ordered chronologically. The selection was made with the aim of showing 'as clearly as possible the spirit which animates Wordsworth's poetry'. An editorial introduction is also included, together with detailed notes.First published in 1921, this book contains a selection of poems by Wordsworth ordered chronologically. The selection was made with the aim of showing 'as clearly as possible the spirit which animates Wordsworth's poetry'. An editorial introduction is also included, together with detailed notes.First published in 1921, as the second edition of a 1917 original, this book contains a selection of poems by Wordsworth ordered chronologically. The selection was made with the aim of showing 'as clearly as possible the spirit which animates Wordsworth's poetry, his perception of an inward presence in all Nature, communicating itself to man's apprehension and acting as a fortifying and restraining influence, at once a source of content and an impulse to right action'. An editorial introduction is also included, together with detailed notes. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Wordsworth's poetry and English Romanticism.Preface; Principal dates in the life of Wordsworth; Introduction; Selections: Remembrance of Collins; Expostulation and reply; The tables turned; Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey; From Peter Bell; Lucy ('Three years she grew in sun and shower'); Selections from Michael; To Joanna; To the cuckoo; My heart leaps up when I behold; Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802; It is a beauteous evening, calm and free; To Toussaint L'Ouverture; London, 1802; Composed after a journey across the Hambleton hills, Yorkshire; To the daisy; The green linnet; Yew-trees; Who fancied what a pretty sight; The solitary reaper; Yarrow unvisited; Shl#*