wordsworthian
IPA: wˈɝdzwɝθiʌn
Root Word: Wordsworthian
noun
- A scholar of the works of William Wordsworth (1770–1850), English Romantic poet.
adjective
- Pertaining to or characteristic of William Wordsworth.
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Examples of "wordsworthian" in Sentences
- Martinique volcanoes shatter our wordsworthian equilibrium with nature.
- Keats's own formulation seems to separate his Poetical Character from, for example, the "wordsworthian or egostistical sublime".
- Each took exception to qualities in Wordsworth's temperament and writings ” his aloofness, his matter-of-factness, his austerity, and the self-concern that Keats called 'the wordsworthian or egotistical sublime.'
- Member; that sort distinguished from the wordsworthian or egotistical sublime, which is a thing per se and stands alone), it is not itself — it has no self — it is everything and nothing — It has no character — it enjoys light and shade; it lives in gusto, be it foul or fair, high or low, rich or poor, mean or elevated.
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