This collection of classic poems of compassion and consolation on various subjects ranges from Wordsworthâs own bereavements to hardships faced by people in other times and other places.
The breadth and depth of Wordsworthâs feelings went far beyond his own personal experience. When he looked back at other timesâat the troubles of the Reformation or the religious persecutions under Charles IIâhe thought of the many different people who were affected, and felt for them all. And when he travelled to other placesâfor instance, when he travelled through Scotland, and wrote the poems collected in Yarrow Revisited â his mind lingered in the dwellings and the ruins, and felt for the people who had lived there too.
Peele Castle and Other Poems (Unabridged) - William Wordsworth & Evan Blackmore - introduction
By William Wordsworth & Evan Blackmore - introduction
This collection of classic poems of compassion and consolation on various subjects ranges from Wordsworthâs own bereavements to hardships faced by people in other times and other places.
The breadth and depth of Wordsworthâs feelings went far beyond his own personal experience. When he looked back at other timesâat the troubles of the Reformation or the religious persecutions under Charles IIâhe thought of the many different people who were affected, and felt for them all. And when he travelled to other placesâfor instance, when he travelled through Scotland, and wrote the poems collected in Yarrow Revisited â his mind lingered in the dwellings and the ruins, and felt for the people who had lived there too.
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