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Works of William Wordsworth: The Life Of William Wordsworth

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Wordsworth, William

Wordsworth, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Life Of William Wordsworth

Early Life And Formal Schooling

William Wordsworth was born April 7, 1770 in a small Cumberland village
named Cockermouth, located on the northern edge of the Lake District. He was
the second of five children born to John and Anne Wordsworth. The family
lived in a stately home near that "fairest of all rivers," the Derwent, and
across the River from their home was one of William's favorite places,
Cockermouth Castle, settled into ruins.

Infant School

Along with Mary Hutchinson, who was to become his wife in 1802,
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